Re: invalid connection type "listen_addresses='*'

David G Johnston wrote
>
> Aram Fingal wrote
>>>
>>> "listen_addresses='*'" parameter doesn't belong in pg_hba.conf
>>>
>>> This parameter should be in postgresql.conf
>>
>>
>> Thanks. That was really unclear, at least the way I followed the online
>> documentation:
>>
>> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/auth-pg-hba-conf.html
>>
>> …even after following the link to the listen_addresses parameter.
> It is non-specific since it is assumed at this point in the documentation
> that you realize ALL "configuration parameters" are defined in
> postgres.conf or its includes. The fact the comment is in a note, and
> links elsewhere, implicitly reinforces that fact - if it belonged in the
> pg_hba.conf file its description would be part of the normal document and
> not a sidebar.
>
> Admittedly this is all perfectly clear when you actually understand
> everything already. While the documentation may be unclear to you
> unfortunately you are the only person in a long while to actually post the
> complaint to the lists and so its hard to justify figuring out how to make
> the documentation clearer. It is equally important not to be redundant,
> verbose and/or repetitive. The occasional confusion making its way to the
> list it preferred.

All that said I would not be opposed to adding a parethetical to the note:

"[...] value for the listen_addresses configuration parameter (in
postgres.conf), since the default [...]"

since indeed the reader's mind is on the pg_hba.conf file and so easing the
context switch is an easy improvement.

David J.

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