title: psql: FATAL: password authentication failed for user windows 8
body: <p>I installed postgresql on windows and while the installation it asks to make a user for the account.This made a new windows user in my computer called postgres, I have created a password for it as well.</p>
  
  <p>Now I want to run psql on windows command line, it asks for a password (without mentioning the user) and always gives me back the error: <code>psql: FATAL: password authentication failed for user "Ash".</code> Even though I have put my accounts password many times.</p>
  
  <p>using pgadmin I changed the user "postgres" to "Ash" but I have yet to remake the password. I followed the steps here: <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10845998/i-forgot-the-password-i-entered-during-postgres-installation">I forgot the password I entered during postgres installation</a> (I rather types <code>host all 127.0.0.1/32 trust</code> because I am on windows), but when running psql again so that I can change the password I get the error: <code>psql FATAL:could not load pg_hba.conf.</code> All together.</p>
  
  <p>Why can it not load? All I did was add an extra authentication option.</p>
  
  <p>Also, is the windows user separated from a postresql user or are they the same(depend on each other)?</p>
  
  <p>Edit:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/0tXPn.png" alt=""></p>
  
  <p>As you can see, it did not give me the option to choose if Aisha should be a superuser or not. or the other options for that matter.</p>
  
  <p>I also used pgadmin||| to create a new user but the same error pops up:
  <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dl5Xm.png" alt="enter image description here">
  <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/HURmR.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>The user does not exist so why does it do this?</p>