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@@ -897,6 +897,16 @@ mymap /^(.*)@otherdomain\.com$ guest
</para>
<para>
+ The system view
+ <link linkend="view-pg-ident-file-mappings"><structname>pg_ident_file_mappings</structname></link>
+ can be helpful for pre-testing changes to the
+ <filename>pg_ident.conf</filename> file, or for diagnosing problems if
+ loading of the file did not have the desired effects. Rows in the view with
+ non-null <structfield>error</structfield> fields indicate problems in the
+ corresponding lines of the file.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
A <filename>pg_ident.conf</filename> file that could be used in
conjunction with the <filename>pg_hba.conf</filename> file in <xref
linkend="example-pg-hba.conf"/> is shown in <xref