Re: [HACKERS] Enabling replication connections by default inpg_hba.conf - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Petr Jelinek
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Enabling replication connections by default inpg_hba.conf
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Msg-id f6abd754-37b2-5cc8-af35-25fbf9795ae4@2ndquadrant.com
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Enabling replication connections by default in pg_hba.conf  (Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com>)
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On 02/02/17 14:32, Simon Riggs wrote:
> On 23 January 2017 at 04:29, Michael Paquier <michael.paquier@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> As now wal_level = replica has become the default for Postgres 10,
>> could we consider as well making replication connections enabled by
>> default in pg_hba.conf?
> 
> Agreed
> 
>> This requires just uncommenting a couple of
>> lines in pg_hba.conf.sample.
> 
> I don't think that is the right way to do this. Changing the default
> doesn't reduce the complexity.
> 
> I think we should remove the "replication" false database concept in
> pg_hba.conf altogether and allow any valid pg_hba rule to invoke a
> replication connection, if one is requested. Roles would still need
> the REPLICATION capability before this would be allowed. Having both
> of those things doesn't materially improve security control.
> 

+1

> It would also be useful to be able prevent users with REPLICATION
> capability from connecting as normal users, if the are marked as
> NOLOGIN.
> 

+1

--  Petr Jelinek                  http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training &
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