diff --git a/ansible1/ansible.cfg b/ansible1/ansible.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66b2efea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible1/ansible.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[privilege_escalation]
+become=True 
+become_method = sudo
+pipelining = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ansible1/roles/postgresql/tasks/main.yml b/ansible1/roles/postgresql/tasks/main.yml
index 2b3ad8ae7..73f8d2899 100644
--- a/ansible1/roles/postgresql/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible1/roles/postgresql/tasks/main.yml
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@
     login_user: "{{ postgres_user }}"
     login_password: ""
     state: present
+  become: true
+  # become_user: "{{ postgres_user }}"
+##############
 # - name: Create PostgreSQL DB
 #   postgresql_db:
 #     name: "{{ postgres_db_development_name }}"
diff --git a/ansible1/roles/postgresql/vars/main.yml b/ansible1/roles/postgresql/vars/main.yml
index d8caecd2b..7d298f15b 100644
--- a/ansible1/roles/postgresql/vars/main.yml
+++ b/ansible1/roles/postgresql/vars/main.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ postgres_db_test_name: "zero_waste_test"
 postgresql_python_library: "python3-psycopg2"
 postgresql_hba_entries:
   - { type: local, database: all, user: postgres, auth_method: trust }
-  - { type: local, database: all, user: all, auth_method: md5 }
+  - { type: local, database: all, user: all, auth_method: trust }
   - {
       type: host,
       database: all,