[Trac] Configuring trac user in postgres

[Brad Anderson]

ian docherty wrote:
> Hi
> I have been trying to copy a trac system from one system to another.
> (Linux to Fedora if this is relevent)
> 
> I have copied all the trac files and the postgres database from one
> machine to another I just can't set up the trac user.
> 
> On trying to run trac I get the error in my log file:-
> 
> PythonHandler trac.web.modpython_frontend: OperationalError: FATAL: 
> Ident authentication failed for user "trac"\n
> 
> My pg_hba.conf file contains the following.
> 
> local   all         trac                              password
> 
> (although I have tried 'trust' and 'md5' as well with no success)
> If I test access to the database from the command line with:-
> 
> psql -U trac -W payex
> 
> I supply the password and am able to log into postgres and inspect the
> database with no problems.
> 
> My database setup in my trac config file is
> 
> database = postgres://trac:secret@localhost/payex

You could try to add the port...  localhost:5432

> 
> I have also tried setting up a new trac system on this system using
> trac-admin but I get a similar fatal error message as in my log file.
> 
> Anything else I can try?
> 
> Regards
> Ian
> 
> 
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