How to connect Postgres to localhost server using pgAdmin on Ubuntu?

I installed Postgres with this command

sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-client postgresql-contrib libpq-dev

Using psql --version on terminal I get psql (PostgreSQL) 9.3.4

then I installed pgadmin with

sudo apt-get install pgadmin3

Later I opened the UI and create the server with this information

but this error appear

how can I fix it?

Modify password for role postgres:

sudo -u postgres psql postgres

alter user postgres with password 'postgres';

Now connect to pgadmin using username postgres and password postgres

Now you can create roles & databases using pgAdmin

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12720967/is-possible-to-check-or-change-postgresql-user-password

You haven't created a user db. If its just a fresh install, the default user is postgres and the password should be blank. After you access it, you can create the users you need.

It helps me:

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1. Open the file pg_hba.conf > sudo nano /etc/postgresql/9.x/main/pg_hba.conf

and change this line:

Database administrative login by Unix domain socket
local   all             postgres                                md5

to

Database administrative login by Unix domain socket
local   all             postgres                                trust

2. Restart the server >sudo service postgresql restart

3. Login into psql and set password >psql -U postgres

ALTER USER postgres with password 'new password';

4. Again open the file pg_hba.conf and change this line:

Database administrative login by Unix domain socket
local   all             postgres                                trust

to

    Database administrative login by Unix domain socket
local   all             postgres                                md5

5. Restart the server >sudo service postgresql restart

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It works.

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Helpful links
1: PostgreSQL (from ubuntu.com)

Create a user first. You must do this as user postgres. Because the postgres system account has no password assigned, you can either set a password first, or you go like this:

sudo /bin/bash
# you should be root now  
su postgres
# you are postgres now
createuser --interactive

and the programm will prompt you.

First you should change the password using terminal. (username is postgres)

postgres=# \password postgres

Then you will be prompted to enter the password and confirm it.

Now you will be able to connect using pgadmin with the new password.

if you open the psql console in a terminal window, by typing

$ psql

you're super user username will be shown before the =#, for example:

elisechant=#$

That will be the user name you should use for localhost.