Re: BUG #6089: error in documentation: incorrect string literal for SSL mode; 'disabled' vs 'disable'

On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 16:30, Sidney Cadot <sidney(at)jigsaw(dot)nl> wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      6089
> Logged by:          Sidney Cadot
> Email address:      sidney(at)jigsaw(dot)nl
> PostgreSQL version: all
> Operating system:   all
> Description:        error in documentation: incorrect string literal for SSL
> mode; 'disabled' vs 'disable'
> Details:
>
> Table 31-3 of the documentation (Table 30-3 in older versions) lists SSL
> mode descriptions. Here, the mode "disabled" is mentioned.
>
> The actual, correct mode label for this is "disable" (without a 'd' at the
> end). See src/interfaces/libpq/fe-connect.c.
>
> This appears to be a documentation mistake that goes back to at least
> version 8.4.

Yup, it's a doc bug alright. It goes back to 8.4, where that table was added.

I've applied a fix for this, will be in the next release. Thanks for reporting!

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