Re: [ADMIN] Setup and LIBPQ (Newbie)

From: Peter Mount <pgsqladmin(at)retep(dot)org(dot)uk>
To: Bruce Tong <zztong(at)laxmi(dot)ev(dot)net>
Cc: Peter Mount <pgsqladmin(at)retep(dot)org(dot)uk>, PostgreSQL Admin <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Setup and LIBPQ (Newbie)
Date: 1998-05-12 22:43:15
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.3.95.980512234107.19469A-100000@retep.org.uk
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On Tue, 12 May 1998, Bruce Tong wrote:

[snip]

> The "-i" option doesn't seem to be known by the /usr/bin/postmaster
> application. It doesn't recognise the option and it is not in the man
> pages. The PG_VERSION file says 6.1, but the software package manager
> (RPM) tells me I've got version 6.2.1. Is the "-i" option part of a later
> version?

Ah, -i came in V6.3. Before that there was only TCP/IP, but 6.3 has
UnixDomain sockets as well, and TCP/IP has to be enabled with -i

In my pg_hba.conf file, the line begining with local is for 6.3 onwards
and relates to UnixDomain sockets

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