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-rw-r--r--src/backend/libpq/pg_hba.conf.sample11
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/backend/libpq/pg_hba.conf.sample b/src/backend/libpq/pg_hba.conf.sample
index e857b12bdc3..82efa81a612 100644
--- a/src/backend/libpq/pg_hba.conf.sample
+++ b/src/backend/libpq/pg_hba.conf.sample
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
# encrypted passwords. OPTION is the ident map or the name of the PAM
# service.
#
+# Note: On some Solaris systems, an IP-MASK of 255.255.255.255 is known not to work.
+# The corresponding CIDR-MASK of /32 does work.
+#
# Database and user names containing spaces, commas, quotes and other special
# characters can be quoted. Quoting one of the keywords "all", "sameuser" or
# "samegroup" makes the name lose its special character, and just match a
@@ -49,8 +52,10 @@
# ----------------------------------
#
# If you want to allow non-local connections, you need to add more
-# "host" records. Also, remember TCP/IP connections are only enabled
-# if you enable "tcpip_socket" in postgresql.conf.
+# "host" records. In that case you will also need to make PostgreSQL listen
+# on a non-local interface via the listen_addresses configuration parameter, or
+# the -i or -h command line switches.
+#
@authcomment@
@@ -58,6 +63,6 @@
local all all @authmethod@
# IPv4-style local connections:
-host all all 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 @authmethod@
+host all all 127.0.0.1/32 @authmethod@
# IPv6-style local connections:
host all all ::1/128 @authmethod@