> If we plan to use pool_hba.conf, then we must use the pool_passwd file to > maintain passwords for all database users. This approach requires that > every time a new user is created, their password is added to the pool_passwd > file. Not really. You can use pool_hba.conf with the auth method to 'password'. With this setting, if a passowrd is not found in pool_passwd, then pgpool asks the password to PostgreSQL. Best reagards, -- Tatsuo Ishii SRA OSS K.K. English: http://www.sraoss.co.jp/index_en/ Japanese:http://www.sraoss.co.jp