title: Rails: FATAL - Peer authentication failed for user (PG::Error)
body: <p>I am running my development on Ubuntu 11.10, and RubyMine</p>
  
  <p>Here is my development settings for the database.yml: which RubyMine created for me</p>
  
  <pre><code>development:
    adapter: postgresql
    encoding: unicode
    database: mydb_development
    pool: 5
    username: myuser
    password:
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>when I try to run the app, I get this error below, it seems that I didn't create a 'project' user yet, but, how can I create a user and grant it a database in postgres ? if this is the problem, then, what is the recommended tool to use in Ubuntu for this task ? if this is not the problem, then, please advice.</p>
  
  <pre><code>Exiting
  /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activerecord-3.2.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:1194:in `initialize': FATAL:  Peer authentication failed for user "project" (PG::Error)
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activerecord-3.2.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:1194:in `new'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activerecord-3.2.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:1194:in `connect'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activerecord-3.2.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:329:in `initialize'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activerecord-3.2.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:28:in `new'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activerecord-3.2.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:28:in `postgresql_connection'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activerecord-3.2.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:303:in `new_connection'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activerecord-3.2.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:313:in `checkout_new_connection'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activerecord-3.2.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:237:in `block (2 levels) in checkout'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activerecord-3.2.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:232:in `loop'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activerecord-3.2.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:232:in `block in checkout'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p0/lib/ruby/1.9.1/monitor.rb:211:in `mon_synchronize'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activerecord-3.2.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:229:in `checkout'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activerecord-3.2.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:95:in `connection'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activerecord-3.2.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:398:in `retrieve_connection'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activerecord-3.2.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:168:in `retrieve_connection'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activerecord-3.2.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:142:in `connection'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activerecord-3.2.3/lib/active_record/model_schema.rb:308:in `clear_cache!'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activerecord-3.2.3/lib/active_record/railtie.rb:91:in `block (2 levels) in &lt;class:Railtie&gt;'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activesupport-3.2.3/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:418:in `_run__757346023__prepare__404863399__callbacks'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activesupport-3.2.3/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:405:in `__run_callback'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activesupport-3.2.3/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:385:in `_run_prepare_callbacks'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activesupport-3.2.3/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:81:in `run_callbacks'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/actionpack-3.2.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/reloader.rb:74:in `prepare!'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/actionpack-3.2.3/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/reloader.rb:48:in `prepare!'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/railties-3.2.3/lib/rails/application/finisher.rb:47:in `block in &lt;module:Finisher&gt;'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/railties-3.2.3/lib/rails/initializable.rb:30:in `instance_exec'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/railties-3.2.3/lib/rails/initializable.rb:30:in `run'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/railties-3.2.3/lib/rails/initializable.rb:55:in `block in run_initializers'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/railties-3.2.3/lib/rails/initializable.rb:54:in `each'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/railties-3.2.3/lib/rails/initializable.rb:54:in `run_initializers'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/railties-3.2.3/lib/rails/application.rb:136:in `initialize!'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/railties-3.2.3/lib/rails/railtie/configurable.rb:30:in `method_missing'
      from /home/sam/RubymineProjects/project/config/environment.rb:5:in `&lt;top (required)&gt;'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activesupport-3.2.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:251:in `require'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activesupport-3.2.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:251:in `block in require'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activesupport-3.2.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:236:in `load_dependency'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/activesupport-3.2.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:251:in `require'
      from /home/sam/RubymineProjects/project/config.ru:4:in `block in &lt;main&gt;'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/rack-1.4.1/lib/rack/builder.rb:51:in `instance_eval'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/rack-1.4.1/lib/rack/builder.rb:51:in `initialize'
      from /home/sam/RubymineProjects/project/config.ru:1:in `new'
      from /home/sam/RubymineProjects/project/config.ru:1:in `&lt;main&gt;'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/rack-1.4.1/lib/rack/builder.rb:40:in `eval'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/rack-1.4.1/lib/rack/builder.rb:40:in `parse_file'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/rack-1.4.1/lib/rack/server.rb:200:in `app'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/railties-3.2.3/lib/rails/commands/server.rb:46:in `app'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/rack-1.4.1/lib/rack/server.rb:301:in `wrapped_app'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/rack-1.4.1/lib/rack/server.rb:252:in `start'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/railties-3.2.3/lib/rails/commands/server.rb:70:in `start'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/railties-3.2.3/lib/rails/commands.rb:55:in `block in &lt;top (required)&gt;'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/railties-3.2.3/lib/rails/commands.rb:50:in `tap'
      from /home/sam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0@project/gems/railties-3.2.3/lib/rails/commands.rb:50:in `&lt;top (required)&gt;'
      from /home/sam/RubymineProjects/project/script/rails:6:in `require'
      from /home/sam/RubymineProjects/project/script/rails:6:in `&lt;top (required)&gt;'
      from -e:1:in `load'
      from -e:1:in `&lt;main&gt;'
  
  Process finished with exit code 1
  </code></pre>