Re: control pg_hba.conf via SQL

[Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>]

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.

cheers

andrew


Jonah H. Harris wrote:
> I'd like to expand this idea with this TODO item.  If this is already
> on the TODO, please disregard.  I'm thinking something like the
> following:
>
> Enable the alteration and persistence of postgresql.conf and
> pg_hba.conf configuration parameters via SQL.
>
>
> On 3/29/06, BERTHOULE Emmanuel <pgdev(at)manberth(dot)homeip(dot)net> wrote:
>   
> > Hi all,
> >
> > i would like to work on control setting pg_hba.conf via SQL....( cf TODO
> > List ), and i would know if the pg_hda.conf must be replaced by pg_hba
> > table ?
> >
> >