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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml
index 4b7846e34f6..d93e03f8e5f 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.64 2004/03/09 16:57:46 neilc Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.65 2004/03/23 01:23:48 tgl Exp $
-->
<chapter id="client-authentication">
@@ -112,13 +112,19 @@ hostnossl <replaceable>database</replaceable> <replaceable>user</replaceable>
<listitem>
<para>
This record matches connection attempts made using TCP/IP.
- Note that TCP/IP connections are disabled unless the server is
- started with the <option>-i</option> option or the <xref
- linkend="guc-tcpip-socket"> configuration parameter is
- enabled. <literal>host</literal> records match either
+ <literal>host</literal> records match either
<acronym>SSL</acronym> or non-<acronym>SSL</acronym> connection
attempts.
</para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ Remote TCP/IP connections will not be possible unless
+ the server is started with an appropriate value for the
+ <xref linkend="guc-listen-addresses"> configuration parameter,
+ since the default behavior is to listen for TCP/IP connections
+ only on the local loopback address <literal>localhost</>.
+ </para>
+ </note>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -126,17 +132,17 @@ hostnossl <replaceable>database</replaceable> <replaceable>user</replaceable>
<term><literal>hostssl</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- This record matches connection attempts made using TCP/IP. In
- addition, this record requires that the connection is made with
- <acronym>SSL</acronym>.
+ This record matches connection attempts made using TCP/IP,
+ but only when the connection is made with <acronym>SSL</acronym>
+ encryption.
</para>
<para>
To make use of this option the server must be built with
- <acronym>SSL</acronym> support enabled. Furthermore,
- <acronym>SSL</acronym> must be enabled by setting the <xref
- linkend="guc-ssl"> configuration parameter (see <xref
- linkend="ssl-tcp"> for more information).
+ <acronym>SSL</acronym> support. Furthermore,
+ <acronym>SSL</acronym> must be enabled at server start time
+ by setting the <xref linkend="guc-ssl"> configuration parameter (see
+ <xref linkend="ssl-tcp"> for more information).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -146,8 +152,8 @@ hostnossl <replaceable>database</replaceable> <replaceable>user</replaceable>
<listitem>
<para>
This record is similar to <literal>hostssl</> but with the
- opposite logic: it only matches connection attempts made over
- TCP/IP that do not use <acronym>SSL</acronym>.
+ opposite logic: it only matches connection attempts made over
+ TCP/IP that do not use <acronym>SSL</acronym>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>