Re: Thoughts on pg_hba.conf rejection - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Robert Haas
Subject Re: Thoughts on pg_hba.conf rejection
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Msg-id m2i603c8f071004141451r7177fb28x270121968c86e901@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Thoughts on pg_hba.conf rejection  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Thoughts on pg_hba.conf rejection  (Jaime Casanova <jcasanov@systemguards.com.ec>)
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On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Aidan Van Dyk <aidan@highrise.ca> wrote:
>> I think it sort of just died.  I'm in favour of making sure we don't
>> give out any extra information, so if the objection to the message is
>> simply that "no pg_hba.conf entry" is "counterfactual" when there is an
>> entry rejecting it, how about:
>>   "No pg_hba.conf authorizing entry"
>>
>> That's no longer counter-factual, and works for both no entry, and a
>> rejecting entry...
>
> That works for me.  I don't have strong feelings about it so I'd
> probably be OK to a variety of solutions subject to my previous
> remarks, but that seems as good as anything.

Although on further reflection, part of me feels like it might be even
simpler and clearer to simply say:

connection not authorized

...Robert


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