Re: [HACKERS] Security question : Database access control

On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Igor Georgiev wrote:

> > >     edit *pg_hba.conf *
> > >         # Allow any user on the local system to connect to any
> > >         # database under any username, but only via an IP connection:
> > >         host         all         127.0.0.1     255.255.255.255    trust
> > >         # The same, over Unix-socket connections:
> > >         local        all                                          trust
> > what about reading pg_hba.conf comments?
> >            local    all                                              md5
> >
>
> Ok, but  my question actually isn't about pg_hba.conf comments, i read enough
> but what will stop root from adding this lines or doing su - postgres ??
>

Nothing, root is GOD in unix.  He can do whatever he wants.