Re: BUG #5457: dblink_connect now restricts non-superusers to password - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: BUG #5457: dblink_connect now restricts non-superusers to password
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Msg-id 201005111259.o4BCx7624935@momjian.us
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In response to BUG #5457: dblink_connect now restricts non-superusers to password  ("Chana Slutzkin" <chana@cs.huji.ac.il>)
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Chana Slutzkin wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      5457
> Logged by:          Chana Slutzkin
> Email address:      chana@cs.huji.ac.il
> PostgreSQL version: 8.4
> Operating system:   FreeBSD 7.2
> Description:        dblink_connect now restricts non-superusers to password
> Details:
>
> dblink in version 8.4 forces a non-superuser to connect using a password.
> I would prefer to use ident.

I don't think ident is a good idea because the connection is coming from
the database server, not the client.  The database server is always
going to be user 'postgres'.  However, I assume pg_hba.conf could allow
you do make this work somehow, but with little security.

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