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Fix pg_passwd's failure to cope with usernames > 8 chars.

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Tom Lane
2001-02-20 01:16:49 +00:00
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doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_passwd.sgml
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Postgres documentation
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<para>
<application>pg_passwd</application> is a tool to manipulate a flat
text password file for the purpose of using that file to control
the client authentication of the
client authentication of the
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server. More information
about setting up this authentication mechanism can be found in the
<citetitle>Administrator's Guide</citetitle>.
@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<para>
Supply the name of the password file as argument to the <application>pg_passwd</application>
command. To be of use for client authentication the file needs to
be location in the server's data directory, and the base name of
be located in the server's data directory, and the base name of
the file needs to be specified in the
<filename>pg_hba.conf</filename> access control file.
@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ Postgres documentation
where the <literal>Password:</literal> and <literal>Re-enter
password:</literal> prompts require the same password input which
is not displayed on the terminal.
is not displayed on the terminal. Note that the password is limited
to eight useful characters by restrictions of the standard crypt(3)
library routine.
</para>
<para>
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<filename>pg_hba.conf</filename>:
<programlisting>
host unv 133.65.96.250 255.255.255.255 password passwords
host mydb 133.65.96.250 255.255.255.255 password passwords
</programlisting>
which would allow access from host 133.65.96.250 using the
passwords listed in the <filename>passwords</filename> file (and
only to the users listed in the file).
which would allow access to database mydb from host 133.65.96.250 using
the passwords listed in the <filename>passwords</filename> file (and
only to the users listed in that file).
</para>
<note>