Re: Is 'Peer authentication' supported on HPUX ?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: tushar ahuja <difftushar(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Is 'Peer authentication' supported on HPUX ?
Date: 2013-04-05 13:55:37
Message-ID: 3054.1365170137@sss.pgh.pa.us
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tushar ahuja <difftushar(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> Is 'Peer authentication' supported on HPUX ?

The fine manual says

Peer authentication is only available on operating systems providing the
getpeereid() function, the SO_PEERCRED socket parameter, or similar
mechanisms. Currently that includes Linux, most flavors of BSD including
Mac OS X, and Solaris.

regards, tom lane

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