Re: [PATCH] Patch to make pg_hba.conf handle virtualhost access control and samehost keyword

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Damien Clermonté <damien(dot)clermonte(at)free(dot)fr>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Patch to make pg_hba.conf handle virtualhost access control and samehost keyword
Date: 2001-07-08 20:14:28
Message-ID: 200107082014.f68KEST22494@candle.pha.pa.us
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> Bruce Momjian writes:
>
> > The killer for me is the added complexity to an already complex file,
> > pg_hba.conf.
>
> I never figured pg_hba.conf was complex. It's one of the simplest
> configuration files I've seen. What makes it look complex is that it
> begins with 700 lines explaining it, obscuring the actual content.
>

Yes, I cleaned it up a bit for 7.2. I think the confusion is the
authentication options and the options that go with the authentication
options.

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