Re: [Re: Password?]

On 08/07/2009 18:30, Steve Atkins wrote:
> On Jul 8, 2009, at 10:25 AM, Raymond O'Donnell wrote:
>> Is this really so? I don't think so - I think it depends on pg_hba.conf
>> settings, just like any other user.
>
> It does, yes. But most of the distributions I've seen tend to set it
> up that way (as otherwise there's not really a good way to do
> automated maintenance and backups, nor any easy way to
> bootstrap the database).
>
> So it's not hardwired that way, just typically set up that way (on
> non-Windows OSes anyway - Windows has issues that likely
> mean it's setup differently there).

Ah, OK - I see what you mean.

Ray.

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