Re: pg_hba.conf with the "password" auth failed to work sometimes...

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: matthew wong <mattheww(at)skytelemedia(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_hba.conf with the "password" auth failed to work sometimes...
Date: 2001-07-29 19:54:26
Message-ID: 2193.996436466@sss.pgh.pa.us
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matthew wong <mattheww(at)skytelemedia(dot)com> writes:
> i found sometimes when i setup the pg_hba.conf
> to restrict to only allow a client from certain
> ip to access a database with password auth, but
> i found even i give an invalid password, the
> client still can connect to this database.

Is there another line in pg_hba.conf that might allow this client
to connect? The postmaster will use the first entry that matches
the connection source address and target database...

regards, tom lane

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