Re: Installing PostgreSQL under Cpanel

Erick Papadakis schrieb:
> Doesn't work:
>
> - psql -U postgres
>  > psql: FATAL:  Ident authentication failed for user "postgres"
>
> - psql -U postgres -W
>  > psql: FATAL:  Ident authentication failed for user "postgres"
>
>
> Would appreciate some insights. Where's the step by step guide to make
> this work? Cpanel/WHM and Plesk are THE most widespread control
> panels, and I see zilch on postgresql.org that addresses them.
>
> Maybe this is why MySQL is popular. The thing just works! (Which is
> all one needs in 99% of simple webbie cases).
>
> Thanks in advance!

Well looks like Plesk and stuff would handle this incorrect and are to
be blamed for this. This is not the business of postgresql to fix
broken deployment applications they dont own.

If they would handle mySQL the same way it woulndt work either.

Regards
Tino