| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Helge Bahmann <bahmann(at)math(dot)tu-freiberg(dot)de> |
| Cc: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: [PATCHES] Allow IDENT authentication on local connections (Linux only) |
| Date: | 2001-08-02 22:05:54 |
| Message-ID: | 200108022205.f72M5sO25205@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> On Thu, 2 Aug 2001, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> > Yes! That was it the Solaris patch I remember, SCM_CREDENTIALS.
>
> Can you provide a pointer to this patch? I just grepped Solaris includes
> in vain for SCM_CRED.
>
> The keyword "SCM_CREDENTIALS" is actually used by Linux, whereas FreeBSD
> uses "SCM_CREDS", so perhaps you are mistaken and the patch was for either
> Linux or BSD instead of Solaris?
Found it:
http://fts.postgresql.org/db/mw/msg.html?mid=115140
See the entire thread for the comments about it.
He says Linux and BSD support it, and that it was invented by Solaris.
I see SCM_CREDS on BSD/OS. I wonder if this is what we should use
instead of the PEER define we just added?
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