Re: Problem with pg_hba.conf file in Postgres 7.3

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: April Carvalho <acarvalh(at)brave(dot)cs(dot)uml(dot)edu>
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org, Dan MacNeil <omacneil(at)brave(dot)cs(dot)uml(dot)edu>, Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>
Subject: Re: Problem with pg_hba.conf file in Postgres 7.3
Date: 2004-01-23 17:02:59
Message-ID: 27657.1074877379@sss.pgh.pa.us
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April Carvalho <acarvalh(at)brave(dot)cs(dot)uml(dot)edu> writes:
> It's (PostgreSQL) 7.3.4, from the Debian testing suite.
> The syntax is right, but my co worker found out what was wrong--
> The files seem to be in the wrong place, and thus they couldn't be
> parsed.

> The docs say they should be in the same directory as pg_hba.conf,
> but they're now in /var/lib/postgres/data (our pg_hba.conf file is
> in /etc/postgresql).

Hmm. I would call that a bug in the Debian distribution. All those
files are kept in $PGDATA in a stock Postgres installation. The Debian
version patches things to keep pg_hba.conf in /etc, but evidently has
overlooked the possibility of @-included files. Oliver?

regards, tom lane

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