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Subject: [PATCH] case-sensitivity note in initdb
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:55:43 +0200
---
doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
index c9ffaaecfb..0d75f7e0ec 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
@@ -137,6 +137,13 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<refsect1>
<title>Options</title>
+ <para>
+ Be mindful that arguments to options <option>--auth</option>,
+ <option>--auth-local</option>, <option>--encoding</option>,
+ <option>--locale</option> (and all <option>--lc-*</option> options) are
+ case-sensitive.
+ </para>
+
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
@@ -146,7 +153,12 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<para>
This option specifies the default authentication method for local
users used in <filename>pg_hba.conf</filename> (<literal>host</literal>
- and <literal>local</literal> lines). <command>initdb</command> will
+ and <literal>local</literal> lines). See <xref linkend="auth-pg-hba-conf"/>
+ for an overview of valid values.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <command>initdb</command> will
prepopulate <filename>pg_hba.conf</filename> entries using the
specified authentication method for non-replication as well as
replication connections.
@@ -176,7 +188,8 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<para>
This option specifies the authentication method for local users via
Unix-domain socket connections used in <filename>pg_hba.conf</filename>
- (<literal>local</literal> lines).
+ (<literal>local</literal> lines). See <xref linkend="auth-pg-hba-conf"/>
+ for an overview of valid values.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -575,6 +588,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<simplelist type="inline">
<member><xref linkend="app-pg-ctl"/></member>
<member><xref linkend="app-postgres"/></member>
+ <member><xref linkend="auth-pg-hba-conf"/></member>
</simplelist>
</refsect1>
--
2.30.2
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