Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> writes:
> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 7:20 AM, Magnus Hagander <mag...@hagander.net> wrote:
>> 2. ident-over-unix-sockets was renamed to "peer" in 9.1, with the old
>> syntax deprecated but still mapping to the new one. Has it been there
>> long enough that we should start throwing an error for ident on unix?
> Definitely not. I see no reason to change that, well, really ever.
> But certainly not after just two releases. It seems to me like a
> useful convenience that does no real harm.
I think the argument that it causes user confusion is a fairly strong
one, though.
regards, tom lane
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