Re: Connecting with PostgreSQL 9.1 using the Ubuntu machine user and peer authentication method

Looks like you're doing it right, you actually have to specify the user
though:

psql -U postgres

and make sure you restarted the server so your changes take effect.

Frank

On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 4:43 PM, Jorge Arevalo <jorgearevalo(at)libregis(dot)org>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I want to connect to my local installation of PostgreSQL 9.1 using my
> machine user (who is vagrant). So, after reading PostgreSQL documentation,
> I thought I just needed to:
>
> 1. Add username map in pg_ident.conf:
>
> # MAPNAME SYSTEM-USERNAME PG-USERNAME
>
> vp vagrant postgres
>
>
> 2. Using the map in pg_hba.conf
>
> # TYPE DATABASE USER ADDRESS METHOD
>
> local all all
> peer map=vp
>
> But I'm getting the error
>
> sql: FATAL: Peer authentication failed for user "vagrant"
>
> If I try to connect to my server using psql.
>
> I guess I'm misunderstanding the PostgreSQL manual. But, how could I get
> what I need? (locally connect with the user vagrant like if it was the
> postgres user)
>
> Many thanks in advance (and sorry for the cross-posting. I asked this in
> serverfault too, but I think this is the right place)
>
> --
> Jorge Arevalo
>
> http://about.me/jorgeas80
>