> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > We have the following item on TODO:
> >
> > * Overhaul pg_hba.conf host-based authentication
> >
> > Can people tell me what they want changed. I know we need the pg_shadow
> > password field encrypted in the table and I will work on that now.
>
> Why doesn't postgres put the contents pg_hba.conf in a table? That way it comes
> for free when you reinitialize and restore a database?
The file has to be read by the postmaster and the postmaster has no
access to data tables for speed and security reasons.
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