Peter Eisentraut wrote: > Bruce Momjian wrote: > > I have written the following documentation addition suggesting the use > > of external_pid_file. > > How does that prevent spoofing?
It creates a lock file that is the same name as the socket file that a default-configured client would use, so it prevents a spoofed socket from being created. -- Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://postgres.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
