Re: psql: FATAL 1: IDENT authentication failed for user error

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Hi,

On Fri, 19 Mar 2004, Kumar wrote:

> I have installed Linux Fedore and wanted to work with the default installed postgres 7.3.4 database.
>
> I could able to create to create user, but while try to connect, I got the following error message
> psql: FATAL 1: IDENT authentication failed for user
>
> My pg_hba.conf file looks like below
>
> # TYPE DATABASE USER IP-ADDRESS IP-MASK METHOD
>
> local all all trust
> host all all 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0 trust

Are you sure that you've commented (or maybe deleted) the "ident" line?
AFAIR, if there is a line about ident auth before the lines that you've
pasted, PostgreSQL will take care of that line and will try ident auth.

Also, a reload is required after a change in pg_hba.conf.

Regards,
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