Re: Parsing of pg_hba.conf and authentication inconsistencies

"Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com> writes:
> True enough but perhaps that is a problem in itself. IMO, we should be 
> encouraging people to never touch the postgres binary.

I don't buy that at all.  pg_ctl is useful for some people and not so
useful for others; in particular, from the perspective of a system
startup script it tends to get in the way more than it helps.
        regards, tom lane