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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/backend/libpq/pg_hba.conf.sample | 5 |
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml index 230bceb45fb..bb5a560ad67 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.13 2001/07/11 21:27:07 momjian Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.14 2001/08/01 00:48:52 momjian Exp $ --> <chapter id="client-authentication"> <title>Client Authentication</title> @@ -280,9 +280,10 @@ hostssl <replaceable>database</replaceable> <replaceable>IP-address</replaceable </para> <para> - The <filename>pg_hba.conf</filename> file is re-read during each - connection attempt. It is therefore trivial to modify access - permissions while the server is running: just edit the file. + The <filename>pg_hba.conf</filename> file is loaded only on startup + and when the <application>postmaster</> receives a SIGHUP signal. If + you edit the file on an active system, you will need to issue a + SIGHUP to the <application>postmaster</> using <application>kill</>. </para> <para> diff --git a/src/backend/libpq/pg_hba.conf.sample b/src/backend/libpq/pg_hba.conf.sample index da9133a83ec..9c8d8ae74d5 100644 --- a/src/backend/libpq/pg_hba.conf.sample +++ b/src/backend/libpq/pg_hba.conf.sample @@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ # o how users are authenticated on each host # o databases accessible by each host # -# It is read by the PostgreSQL postmaster each time a host tries to make a -# connection to a database. +# It is read on postmaster startup and when the postmaster receives a SIGHUP. +# If you edit the file on a running system, you have to SIGHUP the postmaster +# for the changes to take effect. # # Each line is a new record. Records cannot be continued across multiple # lines. Comments begin with # and continue to the end of the line. |