Re: Using "ident sameuser" with Mac OS X Leopard

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Miguel Arroz <arroz(at)guiamac(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Using "ident sameuser" with Mac OS X Leopard
Date: 2008-05-19 20:38:19
Message-ID: 10023.1211229499@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Miguel Arroz <arroz(at)guiamac(dot)com> writes:
> I can't seem to make the "ident sameuser" authentication method
> work on Mac OS X Leopard (or "ident" with a specified mapping). It
> seems Apple removed identd from the system, I can't find it and
> nothing is listening on port 113. Any ideia how to make this work on
> Leopard?

You sure it worked before? I don't see much sign of identd on Tiger
either.

I believe Darwin supports ident-over-unix-sockets, for which you
don't need an ident daemon.

regards, tom lane

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