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Update docs mentioning PAM doesn't work reading /etc/passwd because of

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non-root.

Dhanaraj M
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Bruce Momjian 2007-12-29 04:15:38 +00:00
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.104 2007/11/14 14:25:55 mha Exp $ --> <!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.105 2007/12/29 04:15:38 momjian Exp $ -->
<chapter id="client-authentication"> <chapter id="client-authentication">
<title>Client Authentication</title> <title>Client Authentication</title>
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<note> <note>
<para> <para>
PAM does work authenticating against Unix system authentication If PAM is set up to read <filename>/etc/shadow</>, authentication
because the postgres server is started by a non-root user. In order will fail because the PostgreSQL server is started by a non-root
to enable this functionality, the root user must provide additional user. However, this is not an issue with LDAP or other authentication
permissions to the postgres user (for reading methods.
<filename>/etc/shadow</>).
</para> </para>
</note> </note>
</sect2> </sect2>