On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 05:38:25PM -0500, Stephen Frost wrote:
> > My comment that include_realm is supported back to 8.4 was because there
> > is an expectation that a pg_hba.conf file can be used unchanged across
> > several major releases. So when 9.5 comes out and people update their
> > pg_hba.conf files for 9.5, those files will still work in old releases.
> > But the time to do those updates is then, not now.
>
> The back-branches are being patched to discourage using the default
> because it's not a secure approach. New users start using PG all the
> time and so changing the existing documentation is worthwhile to ensure
> those new users understand. A note in the release notes for whichever
> minor release the change to the documentation shows up in would be a
> good way to make existing users aware of the change and hopefully
> encourage them to review their configuration.
>
> If we don't agree that the change should be made then we can discuss
> that, but everyone commenting so far has agreed on the change.
Where are we on this?
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