Postgresql: password authentication failed for user “postgres”

Question

I have installed PostgreSQL 8.4, Postgres client and Pgadmin 3. Authentication failed for user \"postgres\" for both console client and Pgadmin. I have typed user as \"postg

Answer 1

Time flies!

On version 12, I have to use "password" instead of "ident" here:

local   all             postgres                                password

Connect without using the -h option.