Re: [SLUG] a simple cygwin question... I think.

From: Russell Hires (rhires@earthlink.net)
Date: Fri Apr 25 2003 - 08:57:41 EDT


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> Cygwin is a port of open source tools for windows, it runs in a window
> kinda like vmware without the need for a kernel, however i can mount and
> see all of my xp stuff, when I click on cygwin i get a bash prompt. and im
> already logged in. Now heres the problem, Im already logged in as jared, i
> cant su to postgres cause authentication fails.. Now as far as starting the
> daemon, i have to do it manually as postgres?
No. You must do this as root. If you're logged in as jared, then it won't
work. Unless you change permissions on postmaster, but I don't recommend
that.

> (The startup scripts are
> pretty simple in cygwin, but to auto start postgres from my shell ill have
> to put a su postgres in the script and that fails) ive tried to open
> another cygwin window and log in as postgres, but again how can i do that?

So....the process is: login as the root user. Then su postgres (no pw), then
createuser or adduser or whatever (your prompt should be different than the
one you used as root). This will allow access to postgres as a regular user,
and by the way, the basic client for postgres is psql...play with it and see
if you can login as jared to that.

Russell

PS Have a look at the postgresql docs, too, if you could.
http://www.us.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.3/postgres/postmaster-start.html#CLIENT-CONNECTION-PROBLEMS

> I understand postgres on a medium scale at least.. I have it running on my
> linux box without any problems (Thats why i wanted to use it here) The
> postgres is running if I run everything as myself, but like i said, I dont
> think thats wize... So i guess what im really trying to ask is how the heck
> do you authenticate in cygwin? ive tried everyting from login, su, sudo,
> even telnet and ssh to local host! and nothing seems to get me in.
>
> Thanks again for all your help.. at least im seeing the problem in more
> detail.. and ya its definately cygwin giving me hell!
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