Re: [PATCH] Patch to make pg_hba.conf handle virtualhost access control and samehost keyword - Mailing list pgsql-patches

> Bruce Momjian writes:
>
> > The killer for me is the added complexity to an already complex file,
> > pg_hba.conf.
>
> I never figured pg_hba.conf was complex.  It's one of the simplest
> configuration files I've seen.  What makes it look complex is that it
> begins with 700 lines explaining it, obscuring the actual content.
>

Yes, I cleaned it up a bit for 7.2.  I think the confusion is the
authentication options and the options that go with the authentication
options.

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