## pg_hba.conf
# TYPE  DATABASE        USER            CIDR-ADDRESS            METHOD

# "local" is for Unix domain socket connections only
local   all             all                                     md5
# IPv4 local connections:
host    all             all             127.0.0.1/32            md5
# IPv6 local connections:
host    all             all             ::1/128                 md5

## command line works
$ psql -U webapp -W template1 -h localhost
Password for user webapp:
psql (9.0.4)
SSL connection (cipher: DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA, bits: 256)
Type "help" for help.

template1=> \q

## Why is the error for Ident authentication  when the hostname is specified?
$ cat config/database.yml
development:
  adapter: postgresql
  encoding: utf8
  database: icecondor_development
  hostname: localhost
  username: webapp
  password: "thepassword"

$ script/dbconsole
psql: FATAL:  Ident authentication failed for user "webapp"