Scott Marlowe wrote:
> The more I read the docs, the more moving client authentication seems
> to make sense.  In fact, the authentication problems section is
> probably the perfect final bit to the Connections and Authentication
> section.  I'd move it up a level, so that it looked something like
> this:
> 
> 18.3. Connections and Authentication
> 
>     18.3.1. Connection Settings
>     18.3.2. Security and Authentication
>     18.3.3. The pg_hba.conf file
>     18.3.4. Authentication methods
>     18.3.5. Authentication problems
> 
> Unless a different level of indentation makes more sense, which I
> could totally understand.
> 
> It definitely follows the flow of setting up a pg server better for
> me.  I might even move the pg_hba.conf file to 18.3.1 up there.  It is
> pretty much a firewall.

I don't think this change makes sense --- All the "Connection Settings"
stuff is in postgresql.conf. Pulling authentication in there will be too
complex, I am afraid.

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