Re: Problem with pg_hba.conf file in Postgres 7.3 - Mailing list pgsql-novice

April Carvalho <acarvalh@brave.cs.uml.edu> writes:
> It's (PostgreSQL) 7.3.4, from the Debian testing suite.
> The syntax is right, but my co worker found out what was wrong--
> The files seem to be in the wrong place, and thus they couldn't be
> parsed.

> The docs say they should be in the same directory as pg_hba.conf,
> but they're now in /var/lib/postgres/data (our pg_hba.conf file is
> in /etc/postgresql).

Hmm.  I would call that a bug in the Debian distribution.  All those
files are kept in $PGDATA in a stock Postgres installation.  The Debian
version patches things to keep pg_hba.conf in /etc, but evidently has
overlooked the possibility of @-included files.  Oliver?

            regards, tom lane