IDENT Authentication

I've newly transitioned from Windoze to Debian Linux.  And, of course,
I'm installing things left and right.

I had pgsql up and running, then I had to do a lot of tearing out and
reinstalling other stuff.  Now, when I try to connect to psql I get:

 psql: FATAL:  IDENT authentication failed for user "superbiskit"

OK, so how do I convince the postmaster that I am myself?  Or, how do I
disarm this form of authentication in favor of plain old password?

Thanks,

--
David A. Cobb, Software Engineer, Public Access Advocate
"By God's Grace, I am a Christian man; by my actions a great sinner." -- The Way of a Pilgrim: R.French, Tr.
Life is too short to tolerate crappy software!