Re: pgsql: Mention that PAM requires the user already exist in the database,

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-committers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pgsql: Mention that PAM requires the user already exist in the database,
Date: 2005-04-26 05:16:54
Message-ID: 28107.1114492614@sss.pgh.pa.us
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momjian(at)svr1(dot)postgresql(dot)org (Bruce Momjian) writes:
> Mention that PAM requires the user already exist in the database, per
> Dick Davies.

I don't recall exactly what Dick suggested, but the patch as applied
seems like fairly useless verbiage. Exactly which of our other auth
methods allow users who *don't* exist in the database to log in?
And why would anyone find it surprising that this does not happen?

regards, tom lane

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