Re: problems with authentication

"Chris Hoover" <revoohc@sermonaudio.com> writes:
> I have been handed a postgresql 7.2.1 db running on an AIX platform that
> is suddenly having authentication errors.  We are not sure what has
> happened, but starting last Friday we started having the following in
> the log files.

> Password is stored MD5 encrypted.  'password' and 'crypt' auth methods
> cannot be used.
> FATAL 1:  Password authentication failed for user "<user-name>"

Sounds like you started storing some passwords MD5-encrypted ;-)

This doesn't "just happen".  Either you issued CREATE/ALTER USER WITH
ENCRYPTED PASSWORD, or you set password_encryption to ON so that that
would be the default behavior.

> Can anyone direct me on what/where to look for fixing this issue?  I am
> not familiar with this version of Postgresql or with it running on AIX.

On this point I think it's the same as later versions.

            regards, tom lane