Re: Parsing of pg_hba.conf and authentication inconsistencies

Josh Berkus wrote:
> Tom,
> 
>> Seems a lot better to me to just train people to run the check-config
>> code by hand before pulling the trigger to load the settings for real.
> 
> Or just have pg_ctl --check-first as an option.  Cautious DBAs would use
> that.  In 2-3 versions, we can make --check-first the default, and
> require the option --dont-check for unattended restarts.

If the config file is known to be broken, why should you *ever* allow it
to try to restart it?

//Magnus