Re: passwd / pg_hba.conf

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Patrick Welche <prlw1(at)newn(dot)cam(dot)ac(dot)uk>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: passwd / pg_hba.conf
Date: 2002-03-01 20:02:36
Message-ID: 397.1015012956@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Patrick Welche <prlw1(at)newn(dot)cam(dot)ac(dot)uk> writes:
> # password: Authentication is done by matching a password supplied
> # in clear by the host. If no AUTH_ARGUMENT is used, the
> # password is compared with the user's entry in the
> # pg_shadow table.

> It seems to me that this doesn't work for encrypted passwords stored in
> pg_shadow?

You mean MD5 passwords? It should work; leastwise I don't see why the
client side would make a difference. Please be more specific about your
setup.

regards, tom lane

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