Fix pg_passwd's failure to cope with usernames > 8 chars.

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_passwd.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_passwd.sgml
index 08b9a243058..589ba186412 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_passwd.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_passwd.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/Attic/pg_passwd.sgml,v 1.5 2000/12/25 23:15:26 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/Attic/pg_passwd.sgml,v 1.6 2001/02/20 01:16:49 tgl Exp $
 Postgres documentation
 -->
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Postgres documentation
   <para>
    <application>pg_passwd</application> is a tool to manipulate a flat
    text password file for the purpose of using that file to control
-   the client authentication of the
+   client authentication of the
    <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server.  More information
    about setting up this authentication mechanism can be found in the
    <citetitle>Administrator's Guide</citetitle>.
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Postgres documentation
   <para>
    Supply the name of the password file as argument to the <application>pg_passwd</application>
    command.  To be of use for client authentication the file needs to
-   be location in the server's data directory, and the base name of
+   be located in the server's data directory, and the base name of
    the file needs to be specified in the
    <filename>pg_hba.conf</filename> access control file.
 
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ Postgres documentation
 
    where the <literal>Password:</literal> and <literal>Re-enter
    password:</literal> prompts require the same password input which
-   is not displayed on the terminal.
+   is not displayed on the terminal.  Note that the password is limited
+   to eight useful characters by restrictions of the standard crypt(3)
+   library routine.
   </para>
 
   <para>
@@ -78,12 +80,12 @@ Postgres documentation
    <filename>pg_hba.conf</filename>:
 
 <programlisting>
-host  unv     133.65.96.250   255.255.255.255 password passwords
+host  mydb     133.65.96.250   255.255.255.255 password passwords
 </programlisting>
 
-   which would allow access from host 133.65.96.250 using the
-   passwords listed in the <filename>passwords</filename> file (and
-   only to the users listed in the file).
+   which would allow access to database mydb from host 133.65.96.250 using
+   the passwords listed in the <filename>passwords</filename> file (and
+   only to the users listed in that file).
   </para>
 
   <note>