Bug 541552

Summary:	PostgreSQL Server Configuration
Product:	[OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org	Reporter:	Mauro Crociara <realnot>
Component:	Other documents	Assignee:	Docs Team <docs-team>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	major
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/PostgreSQL/QuickStart#Starting_the_Server
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Mauro Crociara 2015-02-27 18:48:56 UTC

The documentations say:

"Now start PostgreSQL and set the password for the database superuser postgres . The commands are to be performed as 'root' in the following code listing:

  Change 'trust' to 'password' for the localhost connections.  <---- here
"

We shouldn't change 'trust' to 'password' here, because otherwise we are not able to do the first login. After logged in as localhost the first time, we have to set the password for the user postgres and then change 'trust' to 'password' for the local connection.

Reproducible: Always




I have setted the severity as major because without this step, we are not able to configure the server and log in.

Comment 1 Aaron W. Swenson gentoo-dev

2015-02-27 21:48:56 UTC

You're only to make that change for localhost (host-type connections). The Unix Domain Socket (local-type) retains the trust method.

The documentation is correct.