On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 10:39 AM, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
> Scott Marlowe wrote:
> > The more I read the docs, the more moving client authentication seems
> > to make sense. In fact, the authentication problems section is
> > probably the perfect final bit to the Connections and Authentication
> > section. I'd move it up a level, so that it looked something like
> > this:
> >
> > 18.3. Connections and Authentication
> >
> > 18.3.1. Connection Settings
> > 18.3.2. Security and Authentication
> > 18.3.3. The pg_hba.conf file
> > 18.3.4. Authentication methods
> > 18.3.5. Authentication problems
> >
> > Unless a different level of indentation makes more sense, which I
> > could totally understand.
> >
> > It definitely follows the flow of setting up a pg server better for
> > me. I might even move the pg_hba.conf file to 18.3.1 up there. It is
> > pretty much a firewall.
>
> I don't think this change makes sense --- All the "Connection Settings"
> stuff is in postgresql.conf. Pulling authentication in there will be too
> complex, I am afraid.
Well, if you say so. It seems like a natural part of it to me, but
the modifications required to move things like that are pretty big,
and I really don't feel comfortable enough in sgml to get it right.
The other move still makes more sense to me than the way it was
originally though.