PostgreSQL configuration - Mac OSX 10.6.8

[Aleks78]

Hi,

After installing Pokertracker 3 on my Macbook Pro running 10.6.8, I received an error message when PostgreeSQL was launching saying 'password authentication failed'. After searching around this forum trying to fix the issue, I came upon one post with a similar error message on mac:

https://na4.pokertracker.com/forums/vie ... 17&t=42362

...so i attempted kraada's terminal fix, but found myself confused very quickly as I didn't understand how to edit the config file (I'm a noob deluxe when it comes to terminal, unix, config files, ports etc!)

Following my attempt of fixing this myself, the current error message when launching pokertracker has changed to:
"Unable to connect to database. Please check the configuration"

Any help is highly appreciated!

Thanks,
Aleks

[kraada]

Where are you getting stuck in my directions?

[Aleks78]

In terminal after logging in as 'sudo su-' and typing 'nano /Library/PostgreSQL/8.4/data/pg_hba.conf', i get massive amount of text in terminal - how do i edit this text within terminal? Sorry to be a bit slow here, bad genes i guess... Thanks!

[kraada]

That drops you into a text editor called nano - you can move the cursor with the arrow keys and type normally. It's like a regular window, just you can't click on it and it's embedded in the terminal. Use the down arrow to get to the bottom to make the changes you need there.

[Aleks78]

Yay, it's working! Thank you so much!