Bill Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> In response to Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> Yeah, but the postmaster can't read pg_authid, nor any other table,
>> because it's not logically connected to the database.  So any change
>> to pg_authid gets copied to a "flat" ASCII-text file for the postmaster.

> Would using kerberos or some other external auth mechanism work around this?

Kerberos can't read the database directly either, so I'm not sure I see
your point.

                        regards, tom lane

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