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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml | 31 |
1 files changed, 27 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml index d816c21c08c..81f4d58a859 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml @@ -118,10 +118,33 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <term><option>--auth=<replaceable class="parameter">authmethod</replaceable></option></term> <listitem> <para> - This option specifies the authentication method for local users - used in <filename>pg_hba.conf</>. Do not use <literal>trust</> - unless you trust all local users on your system. <literal>Trust</> - is the default for ease of installation. + This option specifies the authentication method for local users used + in <filename>pg_hba.conf</> (<literal>host</literal> + and <literal>local</literal> lines). Do not use <literal>trust</> + unless you trust all local users on your system. <literal>trust</> is + the default for ease of installation. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--auth-host=<replaceable class="parameter">authmethod</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem> + <para> + This option specifies the authentication method for local users via + TCP/IP connections used in <filename>pg_hba.conf</> + (<literal>host</literal> lines). + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--auth-local=<replaceable class="parameter">authmethod</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem> + <para> + This option specifies the authentication method for local users via + Unix-domain socket connections used in <filename>pg_hba.conf</> + (<literal>local</literal> lines). </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |