Re: Problem with reloading groups in pg_hba.conf - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Problem with reloading groups in pg_hba.conf
Date
Msg-id 200203220654.g2M6s1626355@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: Problem with reloading groups in pg_hba.conf  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > Unfortunately, that would give us two places to specify
> > the connecting users, pg_hba.conf and GRANT CONNECT.  Is that a problem?
> 
> Yes.  What if they conflict?
> 
> I don't think GRANT CONNECT fits into our setup at all.  I also doubt
> that it will be needed very much once we have schemas.

With groups, we are at least giving admins a way to do this that they
didn't have before.  That may be enough.

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