Re: Comments to Synchronous replication patch v3

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 12:23:45PM -0300, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> Fujii Masao escribió:
> > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 10:57 PM, Alvaro Herrera
> > <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com> wrote:
> > > Dickson S. Guedes escribió:
> > >> Fujii Masao escreveu:
> > >>> (...)
> > >>>> Even if we need to have the database in real, I'd like to use
> > >>>> another name for it. The name 'walsender' seems to be an
> > >>>> internal module name but it should be a feature name (ex.
> > >>>> 'replication').
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Agreed. The name 'replication' is more suitable, I also think.
> > >>> Any other ideas?
> > >>
> > >> 'walsender' should be a schema in the 'replication' database.
> > >> Other modules, in replication feature, could be placed there
> > >> too.
> > >
> > > Hmm, what is this database there for?
> >
> > It's for authentication for replication. This was discussed
> > before. Please see the following thread and feel free to comment.
> > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-11/msg00187.php
>
> Hmm ... I think this means that the suggestion by Dickson does not
> make much sense, right?

It sounds to me like this should use SQL/MED connections, if it's
holding auth information :)

Cheers,
David.
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