> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joel Krajden [mailto:joelk@cs.concordia.ca]
> Sent: 23 November 2004 14:07
> To: Dave Page
> Subject: Re: [pgadmin-support] Login box bug
>
> When I log in via psql template1 postgres pg_hba.conf works
> fine. How does pgadmin know the location of pg_hba.conf to use.
It doesn't - that's the whole point. The adherence to the correct
pg_hba.conf is controlled entirely by the server. If it were possible to
bypass it from a client then any hacker could easily bypass any access
controls - this is certainly not the case.
Regards. Dave.