Hannu Krosing <hannu@tm.ee> writes:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > > Is the best method of reloading pg_hba.conf to SIGHUP the master process?
> >
> > In 7.2, yes, pg_ctl restart or SIGHUP. On 7.1.X pg_hba.conf is reread
> > on every connection request.
>
> Why was it changed ?
I think to give the admin control over when it gets reread. Say it's
being automatically generated by a cron job for some reason, and a
connection request comes in while it's being written--the backend
would get a corrupted version of the file. (Or if a text editor's in
the midst of saving it).
-Doug
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