Uh, why wouldn't we allow "localhost" to match the default unix domain socket name, as well as an empty hostname? If you specify a non-default location, you then have to specify the full path.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Dunstan wrote: > > hackers - any opinions? > > The biggest downside would be that a pgpass file would be version > specific for this feature. The badness of this is somewhat mitigated by > the ability we now have to specify an alternative pgpassfile location. > > cheers > > andrew > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [PATCHES] .pgpass file and unix domain sockets > Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 12:16:53 -0400 > From: Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Andrew Dunstan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: Joachim Wieland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, pgsql-patches@postgresql.org > References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Andrew Dunstan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Tom Lane wrote: > >> Personally I wouldn't object to making it match "localhost" in all > >> cases. That's what the documentation says, and the use-case for > >> doing something more complicated seems pretty thin. > > > I almost agree. If anything, I'd prefer to provide for an explicit entry > > covering all Unix Domain sockets - it took me by some surprise to find a > > while back that "localhost" covers that case - it seems a mismatch with > > how pg_hba.conf works. > > Well, that'd break existing .pgpass files (unless we match localhost > too, which seems to defeat the purpose). But maybe it's worth doing > for consistency's sake. I think we should bring it up on a more > widely read list than -patches if you want to propose a > non-backwards-compatible change ... > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly > -- Bruce Momjian http://candle.pha.pa.us EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
