> > Previously, we set pg_krb5_server to NULL, which is something > > completely different than pg_krb_srvname=NULL (yes, they are named > > very closely, but they are completely different things). > > krb5_sname_to_principal() was never called. > > > > This is what wasn't working for me. > > > > > I have applied the following patch which updates the > documentation > > > to reflect 'localhost', and improves the error message to always > > > print the server name as well as the service name. (We have had > > > complaints about poor Kerberos error messages before.) > > > > This is not correct. > > The default is *not* "localhost". It's the "local host name". As in > > what's returned by gethostname(). > > Ah, local host name, not localhost. Poor wording. Text updated: > > If not set, the default is the server hostname. See <xref > linkend="kerberos-auth"> for details. This parameter > can only be set at > server start.
I htink you need to update the .c file as well - you changed a message there to read "localhost" last time around. //Magnus ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend