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Mandrake installs postgres in /var/lib/pgsql
So you should find the pg_hba.conf file in /var/lib/pgsql/data/
BTW: ever heard of locate ? A simple locate pg_hba.conf should give you the
location.
On Wednesday 21 April 2004 12:26 pm, Shanta McBain wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am running Mandrake 10 and would like to get sql-ledger to access the
> database.
>
> I can get in to the database with a local user at the command prompt and
> Web Admin.
>
> sql-ledger returns ident authentication problem.
>
> the included faq
> has this to say
>
> IDENT Authentication failed for user "postgres"
>
> This error has everything to do with the way distros set up access
> rights for postgres. They are way too restrictive and leave you wondering
> what to do next.
>
> Do yourself a favour and change authentication type in pg_hba.conf to
>
> local all trust
>
> I can't locate this file.
>
> Any suggestions as to how to get SQL-Ledger online?
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