Re: [HACKERS] Kerberos brokenness and oops question in 8.1beta2

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Magnus Hagander wrote:
>> This is not correct.
>> The default is *not* "localhost". It's the "local host name". As in
>> what's returned by gethostname().

> Ah, local host name, not localhost.  Poor wording.  Text updated:

>     If not set, the default is the server hostname.  See <xref
>     linkend="kerberos-auth"> for details.  This parameter can only be set at
>     server start.

The code patch also assumed that "localhost" is a valid way to describe
the default; you have to do something about that too.

            regards, tom lane