Setting up the PostgreSQL database

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Set up a PostgreSQL database for Icinga 2

export PGPASSWORD=icinga
psql -U icinga -d icinga < /usr/share/icinga2-ido-pgsql/schema/pgsql.sql

I get the following message.

psql: FATAL: Peer authentication failed for user “icinga”

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Hi,

that requires proper permissions specified in your pg_hba.conf file. Which PostgreSQL version and OS is involved here?

Cheers,
Michael

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Pemissions are set as written in the documentation at:

Setting up the PostgreSQL database[¶

https://icinga.com/docs/icinga2/latest/doc/02-getting-started/#setting-up-the-postgresql-database)

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I know what’s written in the docs, I’d like to see your config. Also whether they have been reloaded after editing the file - which command did you use?

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Could you specify which logs or config files you need ?

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Depending on your system, pg_hba.conf and the output of systemctl reload postgresql and its log from /var/log/postgresql. This may differ between Debian/Ubuntu, RHEL and SLES.

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You should add -h “hostname” when importing the database schema. That fixed it for me

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I am also having same error, Can you please help me here

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Like already said, I would assume that adding -h … could help.

For example:

psql -h 127.0.0.1 -U icinga -d icinga < /usr/share/icinga2-ido-pgsql/schema/pgsql.sql

Otherwise, instead of 127.0.0.1 also localhost might be possible.

Changing this option and argument could already be enough to get the command working.

Additional:

The problem commonly occurs in conjunction with settings in the pg_hba.conf, where additional settings may be required.

Snipplet of the pg_hba.conf:

# IPv4 local connections:
host    all             all             127.0.0.1/32            md5

It might be required to add/edit this line. Probably, instead of md5, only peer is set.

Please be aware, that a misconfigured pg_hba.conf might block the postgresql server from being started.

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Yes, I had the same issue - adding -h (localhost in my case) resolved this quickly.

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It fixed for me too, thank you.

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Not meaning to reopen an old post but adding -h didn’t fix it for me.

Now I just get this error.
FATAL: Ident authentication failed for user “icinga”