Re: control pg_hba.conf via SQL

Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> 
> ISTM that the first requirement is for a sane API that will handle the
> fact that HBA lines are ordered. Persistence in itself shouldn't be a
> big problem - we already do that with some shared tables, iirc.
> 
> so we might have some functions like:
> 
>  insert_hba_rule(at_position int, connection_type text, username text,
> dbname text, cidr_host text, method text)
>  move_hba_rule(from_position int, to_position int)
>  delete_hba_rule(at_position int)
> 
> Inventing new SQL syntax might make things a bit tougher.
> 

I dont think it has to be ordered preliminary. Since we are
dealing with subnets and stuff - the ordering already lays
in the data - just like routing tables work: most specific
matches first.

I could think of a solution where pg_hba.conf just
overrides the database table (so you have a starting
point with empty table and/or reentry in case of a
mistake)

regards
Tino