Dave Page wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 01 August 2005 01:35 > > To: Dave Page > > Cc: Tom Lane; Magnus Hagander; PostgreSQL-development > > Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Remote administration functionality > > > > I am thinking we will need load_pg_hba() and write_pg_hba() that will > > load and write the table to pg_hba.conf. > > Yeah, that bit is straghtforward enough, but what about the situation > where dba #1 updates the pg_hba table, at the same time as dba #2 is > editting pg_hba.conf in vi?
I don't see any way to fix that. The hope is that the administrator has enough control that this isn't happenening --- it could already happen now if who people edit the same file with different editors/locking systems. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
