Commit 8ef0aa17 authored by Bruce Momjian's avatar Bruce Momjian

Add documentation changes for new pg_hba.conf behavior.

parent 77896d1f
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<chapter id="client-authentication">
<title>Client Authentication</title>
......@@ -280,9 +280,10 @@ hostssl <replaceable>database</replaceable> <replaceable>IP-address</replaceable
</para>
<para>
The <filename>pg_hba.conf</filename> file is re-read during each
connection attempt. It is therefore trivial to modify access
permissions while the server is running: just edit the file.
The <filename>pg_hba.conf</filename> file is loaded only on startup
and when the <application>postmaster</> receives a SIGHUP signal. If
you edit the file on an active system, you will need to issue a
SIGHUP to the <application>postmaster</> using <application>kill</>.
</para>
<para>
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......@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
# o how users are authenticated on each host
# o databases accessible by each host
#
# It is read by the PostgreSQL postmaster each time a host tries to make a
# connection to a database.
# It is read on postmaster startup and when the postmaster receives a SIGHUP.
# If you edit the file on a running system, you have to SIGHUP the postmaster
# for the changes to take effect.
#
# Each line is a new record. Records cannot be continued across multiple
# lines. Comments begin with # and continue to the end of the line.
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