Re: About pg_hba.conf

gevik(at)xs4all(dot)nl ("Gevik Babakhani") writes:
> This may be a dumb question but please bear a moment with me. About
> the TODO item %Allow pg_hba.conf settings to be controlled via
> SQL: If in the future we could configure the settings by SQL
> commands, assuming the settings are saved in an internal table, what
> would be the need for a pg_hba.conf file anymore. (except for the
> backward compatibility of cource)

It's a frequently asked question...

The trouble is, what if you accidentally lock all of the users out?
How do you fix that, if nobody can connect to submit SQL commands?
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