pgpool2 not working on my Ubuntu i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux I am trying to implement replication and load balancing on my Ubuntu i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux.for creating database clustures I have installed postgresql contrib
9.1.11 having initially database clusture in directory /var/lib/postgresql/9.1/main.

By using initdb command i have created two other database clusters under directories /usr/local/pgsql/data and /usr/local/pgsql/standby under port 5433 and 5434 respectively. Changes in postgresql.conf and pg_hba.conf files of both clusters as follows:

In postgresql.conf:

wal_level = hot_standby
hot_standby = on 
log_destination = 'stderr' 
logging_collector = on 
log_statement = 'all' 


In pg_hba.conf:

local   all             all                                    trust
host    all             all             127.0.0.1/32            md5
host    all             all             ::1/128                 md5
host    all             all             0.0.0.0/0               md5
local   replication     postgres                                trust
host    replication     postgres        127.0.0.1/32            trust
host    replication     postgres        ::1/128                 trust


After that I have installed pgpool to by command sudo apt-get install pgpool2.
This installation create  directory in /etc/pgpool containing files as follows

pgpool.conf
pool_hba.conf
pcp.conf


Changes pgpool.conf as follows:

listen_addresses = '*'
port = 9999
backend_hostname0 = 'localhost'                                  
backend_port0 = 5432                                   
backend_weight0 = 1                                  
backend_data_directory0 = '/var/lib/postgresql/9.1/main'                                  
backend_flag0 = 'ALLOW_TO_FAILOVER'

backend_hostname1 = 'localhost'                                  
backend_port1 = 5433                                   
backend_weight1 = 1                                  
backend_data_directory1 = '/var/local/pgsql/data'                                  
backend_flag1 = 'ALLOW_TO_FAILOVER'

backend_hostname2 = 'localhost'                                  
backend_port0 = 5434                                   
backend_weight0 = 1                                  
backend_data_directory0 = '/var/local/pgsql/data'                                 
backend_flag0 = 'ALLOW_TO_FAILOVER'


pool_hba.conf file as follows:

local   all         all                               trust
host    all         all         127.0.0.1/32          trust


Make entry in pcp.conf of postgresql user with md5 password.
restart pgpool  /etc/init.d/pgpool2 start command and it started.

But when i am trying to use command psql -p 9999 then it throws error as follows:


  bpsql: ERROR:  MD5 authentication is unsupported in replication, master-slave
  and parallel modes.
  HINT:  check pg_hba.conf**.


I have lot of googlee but I am not getting any solution.
Please help me to find solution and suggest me if I am doing anything wrong.
This exact error message is in the FAQ.

You have md5 authentication configured in pg_hba.conf and trust authentication (meaning no authentication whatsoever) in pool_hba.conf.

You need to configure either trust authentication or md5 authentication in both files.