Re: initdb authentication - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: initdb authentication
Date
Msg-id 200407152320.46581.peter_e@gmx.net
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In response to initdb authentication  ("Magnus Hagander" <mha@sollentuna.net>)
Responses Re: initdb authentication  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Re: initdb authentication  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@dcc.uchile.cl>)
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Magnus Hagander wrote:
> This one makes it mandatory to pick some kind of authentication. If
> that's not wanted, it's easy to change it to default to trust (which
> I think is wrong, but we've been through that already..)

I don't think I like any of this.  Sooner rather than later, people need
to look at pg_hba.conf and think about it.  I don't like switches that
induce them to skip that step.  And I certainly don't like forcing
extra switches on users that just try out an installation locally.

I would be in favor of making everything supertight and secure by
default, no questions asked.  The is a definable goal.  But as long as
there is no agreement on that, let's not create illusions in that
direction while inconveniencing a bunch of people for little gain.

--
Peter Eisentraut
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/


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