[OSM-dev] osm2pgsql.exe

[Lauri Hahne]

On 19/02/2008, Jon Burgess <jburgess777 at googlemail.com> wrote:
> All the systems that I have used osm2pgsql on have utilised the "Ident
> authentication over local sockets"[1]. The comments in the Postgres
> description imply that you can not use this on Windows. I know some
> people are definitely using osm2pgsql.exe successfully. I don't know how
> they've set it up, maybe they have used the permissive 'trust'
> authentication option. Maybe you can try this or wait until a new
> version os osm2pgsql.exe is produced from the latest SVN code.

Trust authentication works. It allows you to connect to db without a
password. Just remember to change passwords back on after importing
and also remember that your postgres username must match your Windows
username.


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Lauri Hahne