Index: hba.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/backend/libpq/hba.c,v
retrieving revision 1.118
diff -c -w -r1.118 hba.c
*** hba.c	5 Dec 2003 15:50:31 -0000	1.118
--- hba.c	19 Dec 2003 15:26:18 -0000
***************
*** 97,102 ****
--- 97,103 ----
  	char	   *end_buf = buf + (bufsz - 1);
  	bool		in_quote = false;
  	bool		was_quote = false;
+ 	bool        saw_quote = false;
  
  	/* Move over initial whitespace and commas */
  	while ((c = getc(fp)) != EOF && (pg_isblank(c) || c == ','))
***************
*** 149,155 ****
--- 150,159 ----
  				was_quote = false;
  
  			if (c == '"')
+ 			{
  				in_quote = !in_quote;
+ 				saw_quote = true;
+ 			}
  
  			c = getc(fp);
  		}
***************
*** 161,167 ****
--- 165,179 ----
  		if (c != EOF)
  			ungetc(c, fp);
  	}
+ 
+ 
+ 	/* append newline to a magical "all" */
+ 
+ 	if ( !saw_quote && strncmp(start_buf,"all",3) == 0 )
+ 		*buf++ = '\n';
+ 
  	*buf = '\0';
+ 
  }
  
  /*
***************
*** 446,452 ****
  				return true;
  		}
  		else if (strcmp(tok, user) == 0 ||
! 				 strcmp(tok, "all") == 0)
  			return true;
  	}
  
--- 458,464 ----
  				return true;
  		}
  		else if (strcmp(tok, user) == 0 ||
! 				 strcmp(tok, "all\n") == 0)
  			return true;
  	}
  
***************
*** 463,469 ****
  
  	for (tok = strtok(param_str, MULTI_VALUE_SEP); tok != NULL; tok = strtok(NULL, MULTI_VALUE_SEP))
  	{
! 		if (strcmp(tok, "all") == 0)
  			return true;
  		else if (strcmp(tok, "sameuser") == 0)
  		{
--- 475,481 ----
  
  	for (tok = strtok(param_str, MULTI_VALUE_SEP); tok != NULL; tok = strtok(NULL, MULTI_VALUE_SEP))
  	{
! 		if (strcmp(tok, "all\n") == 0)
  			return true;
  		else if (strcmp(tok, "sameuser") == 0)
  		{
Index: pg_hba.conf.sample
===================================================================
RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/backend/libpq/pg_hba.conf.sample,v
retrieving revision 1.47
diff -c -w -r1.47 pg_hba.conf.sample
*** pg_hba.conf.sample	13 Sep 2003 16:43:38 -0000	1.47
--- pg_hba.conf.sample	19 Dec 2003 15:26:18 -0000
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*** 35,40 ****
--- 35,44 ----
  # encrypted passwords.  OPTION is the ident map or the name of the PAM
  # service.
  #
+ # Database and user names containing spaces, commas, quotes and other special
+ # characters can be quoted. Quoting "all" makes the name lose its special 
+ # character, and just match a database or username called "all".
+ #
  # This file is read on server startup and when the postmaster receives
  # a SIGHUP signal.  If you edit the file on a running system, you have
  # to SIGHUP the postmaster for the changes to take effect, or use
***************
*** 59,62 ****
  # IPv4-style local connections:
  host    all         all         127.0.0.1         255.255.255.255   trust
  # IPv6-style local connections:
! host    all         all         ::1               ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff        trust
--- 63,66 ----
  # IPv4-style local connections:
  host    all         all         127.0.0.1         255.255.255.255   trust
  # IPv6-style local connections:
! host    all         all         ::1/128                             trust