Re: Bugtraq: Having Fun With PostgreSQL

[Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>]

Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> writes:
>> One thing I've thought about doing is to remove the default in initdb
>> completely and *force* the user to choose auth type. Packagers can
>> then just use that to set ident or whatever. and interactive users
>> can pick trust if they really need it, but it will be a known choice.

> Since nobody comemnted on this, let me turn it around and ask: Does
> anybody have any reason *not* to do this?

I'll object if no one else does: this will break existing installation
habits and processes to no real benefit.

			regards, tom lane