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1 files changed, 21 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml index 2affe14d613..cf74272b9bc 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml,v 1.46 2004/03/09 16:57:47 neilc Exp $ +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml,v 1.47 2004/03/23 01:23:48 tgl Exp $ PostgreSQL documentation --> @@ -165,11 +165,17 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <term><option>-h <replaceable class="parameter">hostname</replaceable></option></term> <listitem> <para> - Specifies the IP host name or address on which the - <command>postmaster</command> is to listen for - connections from client applications. Defaults to - listening on all configured addresses (including - <systemitem class="systemname">localhost</systemitem>). + Specifies the IP host name or address on which the + <command>postmaster</command> is to listen for TCP/IP + connections from client applications. The value can also be + a space-separated list of addresses, or <literal>*</> to specify + listening on all available interfaces. An empty value specifies + not listening on any IP addresses, in which case only Unix-domain + sockets can be used to connect to the <command>postmaster</command>. + Defaults to listening only + on <systemitem class="systemname">localhost</systemitem>. + This option is equivalent to setting <literal>listen_addresses</> in + <filename>postgresql.conf</>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -178,14 +184,16 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <term><option>-i</option></term> <listitem> <para> - Allows clients to connect via TCP/IP (Internet domain) - connections. Without this option, only local Unix domain - socket connections are accepted. This option corresponds - to setting <literal>tcpip_socket=true</> in <filename>postgresql.conf</>. + Allows remote clients to connect via TCP/IP (Internet domain) + connections. Without this option, only local connections are + accepted. This option is equivalent to setting + <literal>listen_addresses</> to <literal>*</> in + <filename>postgresql.conf</> or via <option>-h</>. </para> <para> - <option>--tcpip-socket=false</option> has the opposite - effect of this option. + This option is deprecated since it does not allow access to the + full functionality of <literal>listen_addresses</>. It's usually + better to set <literal>listen_addresses</> directly. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -206,8 +214,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <term><option>-l</option></term> <listitem> <para> - Enables secure connections using SSL. The <option>-i</option> - option is also required. You must have compiled with SSL + Enables secure connections using SSL. You must have compiled with SSL enabled to use this option. </para> </listitem> |