52.9. pg_hba_file_rules
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52.9. pg_hba_file_rules #

The view pg_hba_file_rules provides a summary of the contents of the client authentication configuration file, pg_hba.conf. A row appears in this view for each non-empty, non-comment line in the file, with annotations indicating whether the rule could be applied successfully.

This view can be helpful for checking whether planned changes in the authentication configuration file will work, or for diagnosing a previous failure. Note that this view reports on the current contents of the file, not on what was last loaded by the server.

By default, the pg_hba_file_rules view can be read only by superusers.

Table 52.9. pg_hba_file_rules Columns

Column Type

Description

rule_number int4

Number of this rule, if valid, otherwise NULL. This indicates the order in which each rule is considered until a match is found during authentication.

file_name text

Name of the file containing this rule

line_number int4

Line number of this rule in file_name

type text

Type of connection

database text[]

List of database name(s) to which this rule applies

user_name text[]

List of user and group name(s) to which this rule applies

address text

Host name or IP address, or one of all, samehost, or samenet, or null for local connections

netmask text

IP address mask, or null if not applicable

auth_method text

Authentication method

options text[]

Options specified for authentication method, if any

error text

If not null, an error message indicating why this line could not be processed


Usually, a row reflecting an incorrect entry will have values for only the line_number and error fields.

See Chapter 20 for more information about client authentication configuration.

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