Re: can only connect to localhost is postgresql - Mailing list pgsql-novice

On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 18:17:07 -0500,
  Reshat Sabiq <sabiq@purdue.edu> wrote:
> I have a question:
> Is it a legit thing to have 2 connection modes for the same host:
>
> local        all                                           ident
> sameuser
> local        all                                           ident newmode

This won't work as all connections that would match the second rule,
match the first rule, so the second rule will never be used.
In 7.3 you can write authentication rules that match connection method,
database and user, which might allow you to do what you want.