docs: document peer authentication over unix sockets - #3717
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Clarify unix socket host usage and add a peer auth example so password-less local connections are easier to discover. Fixes brianc#1797.
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I don’t think the extra section adds much correct value. How about just:
(there might be a better link, but it’s nothing node-postgres-specific) |
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Simplified the section to the concise wording you suggested and removed the extra peer-auth section and examples. |
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Thanks! I’ll also pull the change from the original version of the PR to add the missing declaration for client as a separate commit.
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Summary
hostshould be the socket directory./var/run/postgresql, matching the request in Connection Documentation: Peer Conncetion #1797.const.Closes #1797
Test plan
host= socket dir, no password)