Re: ALTER USER does not work

PJ,

> postgresql 7.3.1 - cannot change user either from command line psql
> or from Webmin.
> I just migrated a database from 7.2 to 7.3 .  On the 7.2 box, the
> user had a password and the website functioned fine. On the 7.3 box,
> the wesite does not log on properly and I suspect it is because the
> database is not being correctly accessed. I am unable to change the
> username on the 7.3 box to have a password. I seem to be able to
> delete the user but not set it with a password or with NOCREATEDB or
> NOCREATEUSER.
> Is there a setting in postgresql.conf or pg_hba.conf that need to be
> changed? Do the access priviledges need to be change from trust to
> password? (The machine is only on the local LAN, so security is not
> an issue for now.
> I'm a little lost.
> Thanks for any help.

can you post the exact text of your ALTER USER command, and the error
message that you get?

-Josh