Re: fix notes about password encryption in pg_authid docs

From: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>
To: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: fix notes about password encryption in pg_authid docs
Date: 2025-06-03 04:43:15
Message-ID: aD59Y1IXEDpq_j5C@paquier.xyz
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On Mon, Jun 02, 2025 at 09:21:39AM -0500, Nathan Bossart wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 02, 2025 at 09:16:10AM -0500, Nathan Bossart wrote:
>> I noticed that the docs for the pg_authid catalog still indicate that
>> passwords might be stored "unencrypted," which hasn't been possible since
>> commit eb61136. The attached patch attempts to fix that. If acceptable,
>> I'd back-patch it to all supported versions.

Good point.

You are missing one reference in doc/src/sgml/system-views.sgml for
pg_shadow.passwd, no?
--
Michael

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