# Database administrative login by UNIX sockets local all postgres ident sameuser # TYPE DATABASE USER CIDR-ADDRESS METHOD # "local" is for Unix domain socket connections only local all all ident sameuser # IPv4 local connections: host all mycdruser 127.0.0.1/32 md5 # IPv6 local connections: host all all ::1/128 md5 postgres@dustbunny:~$ psql -U mycdruser psql: FATAL: Ident authentication failed for user "mycdruser" postgres@dustbunny:~$