Bruce Momjian writes: > Is it worth keeping this password capability in 7.3? It requires > 'password' in pg_hba.conf, which is not secure, and I am not sure how > many OS's still use crypt in /etc/passwd anyway. Removing the feature > would clear up pg_hba.conf options a little.
Personally, I don't care. But I'm concerned that some people might use this to support different passwords for different databases. Not sure why you'd want that. Maybe send an advisory to -general to see. -- Peter Eisentraut [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html
