Re: BUG #8114: Peer authentication in cgi-perl - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From John R Pierce
Subject Re: BUG #8114: Peer authentication in cgi-perl
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Msg-id 517962C0.2090007@hogranch.com
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In response to Re: BUG #8114: Peer authentication in cgi-perl  (netterm <support@securenetterm.com>)
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On 4/25/2013 5:22 AM, netterm wrote:
> Its only the Ubuntu 12.04 (and perhaps earlier versions) that does not allow
> the apache user (www-data)
> and provided data to be different.

that error message can only happen with PEER fka IDENT authentication.

if peer/ident is in effect, than NO user could connect as anyone other
than themselves

authentication types are managed via pg_hba.conf



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