Thom, You appear to be trusting all connections what I think you want is the following: local all all ident sameuser # IPv4 local connections: host all all 127.0.0.1/32 ident sameuser # IPv6 local connections: host all all ::1/128 ident sameuser Remember that you need to get postgres to reread the file after changing it by using pg_ctl reload or kill -HUP {pid} Andy Bailey On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 5:38 AM, Thom Brown <thombrown@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I've noticed that if I just log in to my server, I don't su to root, > or become the postgres user, I can get straight into the database as > the postgres user merely with "psql -U postgres -h localhost". My > user account isn't a member of the postgres group. > > It appears I've not applied my security settings correctly. What can > I do to prevent access this way? I'd still want to be able to su to > the postgres user and log in that way, but not with the -U parameter > allowing access. > > The pg_hba.conf is probably relevant here, so this is the setup: > > # TYPE DATABASE USER CIDR-ADDRESS METHOD > > # "local" is for Unix domain socket connections only > local all all trust > # IPv4 local connections: > host all all 127.0.0.1/32 trust > # IPv6 local connections: > host all all ::1/128 trust > > Thanks > > Thom Brown > Crawley, UK > > -- > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general > -- Andrew Bailey (312) 866 9556 NOTA DE CONFIDENCIALIDAD Y DE NO DIVULGACIÓN: La información contenida en este E-mail y sus archivos adjuntos es confidencial y sólo puede ser utilizada por el individuo o la empresa a la cual está dirigido. Si no es el receptor autorizado, cualquier retención, difusión, distribución o copia de este mensaje queda prohibida y sancionada por la ley. Si por error recibe este mensaje, favor devolverlo y borrarlo inmediatamente. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general