On Mon, Sep 5, 2022 at 7:40 PM Jeffrey Walton <noloa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Or maybe better, what part of the manual discusses auth failures so I > can read about them? > The chapter named "Client Authentication ". https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/client-authentication.html It even has a subchapter named "Authentication Problems" though it seems like discussion of (typical) default peer dynamics is missing. In particular, if you connect via local socket (also a default) the order of entries in (typical default) pg_hba.conf says you must login using peer, not password. David J.
