From: mlw <markw@mohawksoft.com>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: Re: Improving pg_hba.conf
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 13:07:04 -0400
Message-ID: <3B279DB8.E8CB5657@mohawksoft.com> (raw)
References: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0106131739450.756-100000@peter.localdomain>
Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> mlw writes:
>
> > Why doesn't postgres put the contents pg_hba.conf in a table? That way it comes
> > for free when you reinitialize and restore a database?
>
> Because if you hosed that table you would have hosed your entire
> installation.
>
You could use a bki script to fix the problem in stand alone mode if need be. I
don't think breaking this table is really an issue. My only concerns would be the
chicken vs egg problem connecting to the system, and security. Assuming these issues
could be resolved, I think having this info in a table would be beneficial for
maintenance.
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