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Emanuel Calvo Franco <postgres.arg@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> 2009/3/10 Gregory Stark <stark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> Tom Lane <tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>> However, a tip that might help is that there should be more information
>>> about the problem in the postmaster log.  We intentionally don't send
>>> details about the conf file's contents to the client...
>>
>> Perhaps we should send a HINT to the client saying to consult the postmaster
>> logs?

egg on my face -- we already *do* have such a hint:

        ereport(FATAL,
                (errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIG_FILE_ERROR),
                 errmsg("missing or erroneous pg_hba.conf file"),
                 errhint("See server log for details.")));

> IMHO I think is quite dangerous because someone with experience could guess
> some security details.

How?

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