Re: [HACKERS] ALTER SYSTEM for pg_hba.conf - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: [HACKERS] ALTER SYSTEM for pg_hba.conf
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Msg-id 4c97cd7e-cb0b-e63f-2b98-607de4ec62ea@2ndquadrant.com
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In response to [HACKERS] ALTER SYSTEM for pg_hba.conf  (Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com>)
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On 1/5/17 11:56 AM, Stephen Frost wrote:
> I've seen complaints about it and have seen people changing the
> permissions to be root/root on the .auto.conf file to disallow 'regular'
> superusers from doing ALTER SYSTEM.  It's not exactly elegant but it's a
> way to avoid the risk of someone messing with the system config without
> going through the CM system.

Good idea!  I have also had that issue.

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Peter Eisentraut              http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
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