Re: 7.4.3 & 8.0.0beta1 + Solaris 9: default pg_hba.conf breaks - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: 7.4.3 & 8.0.0beta1 + Solaris 9: default pg_hba.conf breaks
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Msg-id 22985.1092842970@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: 7.4.3 & 8.0.0beta1 + Solaris 9: default pg_hba.conf breaks  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: 7.4.3 & 8.0.0beta1 + Solaris 9: default pg_hba.conf breaks  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Agreed, but from a clarity perspective, are we better moving to the CIDR
> format for hostnames in pg_hba.conf anyway?

Possibly --- it'd be easier to sell on that argument anyway ;-)

> Also, I think we would accept a patch that modified pg_hba.conf for
> Solaris only that made this change.

That seems like the worst of all possible worlds.  Difficult to do *and*
confusing for users, since on Solaris the sample file would no longer
match the documentation.
        regards, tom lane


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