Re: psql DBNAME -U USER (how to disable -U option?)

From: "scott(dot)marlowe" <scott(dot)marlowe(at)ihs(dot)com>
To: Mel Jamero <mel(at)gmanmi(dot)tv>
Cc: <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: psql DBNAME -U USER (how to disable -U option?)
Date: 2003-06-17 14:37:41
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.33.0306170837260.2018-100000@css120.ihs.com
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On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, scott.marlowe wrote:

> On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Mel Jamero wrote:
>
> > to get to the psql interface we execute:
> >
> > psql dbname -U user
> >
> > is it possible to disable the -U option such that a user cannot invoke the
> > privileges of a database superuser such as postgres?
> >
> > tried looking up pg_hba.conf regarding 'password' authentication, the man
> > pages and the archives but didn't get too lucky.
>
> Did you stop / start postgresql after the changes? Make sure you don't
> have a line for "trust" 127.0.0.1 as well.

As a followup to that, look into ident method of authentication as well.

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