Greetings,
* Zahid Rahman (zahidr1000@gmail.com) wrote:
> I know a database whose name begins with O that does this.
That doesn't make it a good idea.
> the user types:
> *psql -U postgres *
>
> response:
> *PROBLEM: psql: error: could not connect to server: FATAL: Peer
> authentication failed for user "postgres"*
This indicates that the user you're connecting as doesn't have
permission to log into the database as the 'postgres' user.
> *SOLUTION: change "local all all peer" in file
> /etc/postgresql/12/main/pg_hba.conf *
> *to "local all all trust".create password then change back.*
Using "trust" there actually means that you're able to log into the
database as any user and is terribly insecure.
Thanks,
Stephen
