.\" This is -*-nroff-*-.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/man/Attic/pg_hba.conf.5,v 1.1 1996/11/14 10:17:44 scrappy Exp $.TH pg_hba.conf 5 11/04/96 Postgres Postgres.SH NAME$PGDATA/pg_hba.conf.SH DESCRIPTION"Host-based access control" is the name for the basic controls Postgresexercises on what clients are allowed to access a database system.It is called that because one of the factors that can control access isfrom what host the client is connecting..PPEach database system contains a file named "pg_hba.conf", in its PGDATAdirectory, that controls who can connect to that database system..PPThe exact format of the pg_hba.conf file is described in the comments atthe top of the sample file pg_hba.conf.sample, which resides in the Postgres "library" directory..SH "SEE ALSO"introduction(1).