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-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml10
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/config.sgml17
2 files changed, 21 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml
index b4a851588ea..9e3ab2440d9 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.101 2007/09/14 03:53:54 momjian Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.102 2007/11/09 17:31:07 mha Exp $ -->
<chapter id="client-authentication">
<title>Client Authentication</title>
@@ -773,10 +773,10 @@ local db1,db2,@demodbs all md5
<para>
Client principals must have their <productname>PostgreSQL</> database user
name as their first component, for example
- <literal>pgusername/otherstuff@realm</>. At present the realm of
- the client is not checked by <productname>PostgreSQL</>; so if you
- have cross-realm authentication enabled, then any principal in any
- realm that can communicate with yours will be accepted.
+ <literal>pgusername@realm</>. By default, the realm of the client is
+ not checked by <productname>PostgreSQL</>. If you have cross-realm
+ authentication enabled and need to verify the realm, use the
+ <xref linkend="guc-krb-realm"> parameter.
</para>
<para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index f070290f483..d8d8c4deb14 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.153 2007/11/05 17:35:38 momjian Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.154 2007/11/09 17:31:07 mha Exp $ -->
<chapter Id="runtime-config">
<title>Server Configuration</title>
@@ -601,6 +601,21 @@ SET ENABLE_SEQSCAN TO OFF;
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry id="guc-krb-realm" xreflabel="krb_realm">
+ <term><varname>krb_realm</varname> (<type>string</type>)</term>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary><varname>krb_realm</> configuration parameter</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Sets the realm to match Kerberos, GSSAPI and SSPI usernames against.
+ See <xref linkend="kerberos-auth">, <xref linkend="gssapi-auth"> or
+ <xref linkend="sspi-auth"> for details. This parameter can only be
+ set at server start.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry id="guc-krb-server-keyfile" xreflabel="krb_server_keyfile">
<term><varname>krb_server_keyfile</varname> (<type>string</type>)</term>
<indexterm>