Re: [HACKERS] DefaultHost

From: Peter T Mount <psqlhack(at)maidast(dot)demon(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: Edmund Mergl <E(dot)Mergl(at)bawue(dot)de>
Cc: PostgreSQL Developers Mailinglist <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] DefaultHost
Date: 1998-01-10 12:13:24
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.3.95.980110121230.1244D-100000@maidast
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-hackers

On Sat, 10 Jan 1998, Edmund Mergl wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> in the current snapshot there is no default for PGHOST
> in src/interfaces/libpq/fe-connect.c.
> In 6.2 this was 'localhost', which is a reasonable default.
>
> If there is no real reason for not having a default for
> the host-option, please provide 'localhost' as default.

I think this was changed to allow UNIX Sockets to be the default if no
hostname is provided.

--
Peter T Mount petermount(at)earthling(dot)net or pmount(at)maidast(dot)demon(dot)co(dot)uk
Main Homepage: http://www.demon.co.uk/finder
Work Homepage: http://www.maidstone.gov.uk Work EMail: peter(at)maidstone(dot)gov(dot)uk

In response to

Browse pgsql-hackers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Goran Thyni 1998-01-10 12:59:59 Re: [HACKERS] DefaultHost
Previous Message Peter T Mount 1998-01-10 12:08:41 Re: [HACKERS] grant broken