The default pg_hba entries are: local all postgres ident sameuser local all all ident sameuser host all all 127.0.0.1/32 md5 host all all ::1/128 md5
Thus local access should work just fine. How did you install postgresql and what did your pg_hba.conf look like? ** Changed in: postgresql-8.1 (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- PostgreSQL doesn't allow local access https://launchpad.net/bugs/81249 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs