Re: Health warning:

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