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title: "VEPSQLInstanceCredentials"
description: "Contains a credential record used connect to a PostgreSQL database. Property Type Description Bool If True, PostgreSQL will use the current OS user to authenticate to a PostgreSQL database. String?"
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# VEPSQLInstanceCredentials

Contains a credential record used connect to a PostgreSQL database.

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      <p>Property</p>
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      <p>Type</p>
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      <p>Description</p>
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    <td style="vertical-align:top; width:245px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">UseLinuxUserForPeerAuthentication</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:548px;">
      <p>Bool</p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:755px;">
      <p>If <span class="T_Filenames">True</span>, PostgreSQL will use the current OS user to authenticate to a PostgreSQL database.</p>
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  </tr>
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    <td style="vertical-align:top; width:245px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">PeerAuthenticationUser</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:548px;">
      <p>String?</p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:755px;">
      <p>Linux OS user that PostgreSQL will use to authenticate to a PostgreSQL database.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
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    <td style="vertical-align:top; width:245px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">UserName</span></p>
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    <td style="width:548px;">
      <p>String?</p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:755px;">
      <p>User name used for SQL authentication to a PostgreSQL database.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
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## Related Commands

[`New-VEPSQLInstanceCredentials`](new-vepsqlinstancecredentials.md)