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Anonymous
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6 years ago

postgresql odbc authentication error

Hi everyone:   I've been having trouble connecting to PostgreSQL by ODBC. The aplication responds with an error: "password authentication failed for user 'postgres'". I try this credentials with ot...
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dax
Community Support
6 years ago

Hi Anonymous , 

You could try to delete the credential in Datasource Setting, then re-enter it to see whether it work or not. You could try to refer to Connecting Power BI To PostgreSQL  for details.

Best Regards,
Zoe Zhi

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Anonymous
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6 years ago

Hi:

 

I try to restart DSN and power bi connection (detele all permitions and restar de connection), but still not working.

 

 

Thank you!

 

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      Amicci
      Frequent Visitor
      3 years ago

      spent the past 4 ours trying to make this damnmed thing work and this is the solution.

      the werid thing is that in the ODBC local instance it accepts the % normally however when authenticating trough PBI it does not.