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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml | 16 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml index 1aaa4901af7..d9faa96021d 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml @@ -120,11 +120,17 @@ 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</> (<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. + This option specifies the default authentication method for local + users used in <filename>pg_hba.conf</> (<literal>host</literal> + and <literal>local</literal> lines). <command>initdb</command> will + prepopulate <filename>pg_hba.conf</filename> entries using the + specified authentication method for non-replication as well as + replication connections. + </para> + + <para> + 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> |