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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
index bc92cedd18b..10d65030e4f 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml,v 1.31 2004/07/14 17:55:09 petere Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml,v 1.32 2004/08/01 06:19:18 momjian Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -99,6 +99,19 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-A <replaceable class="parameter">authmethod</replaceable></option></term>
+ <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.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term><option>-D <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></term>
<term><option>--pgdata=<replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>