"woger151" <woger151@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > What I'm not sure about is how to authenticate the postgresql superuser > (user 'postgres' on my system). I'm considering: > 1. Using ident (supposedly secure because of the SO_PEERCRED mechanism; and > I've made a lot of effort to secure the server at the OS level) > 2. Using password (_not_ stored on disk in e.g. pgpass) > 3. Using reject How are you going to do backups? regards, tom lane