> On Thu, 2 Aug 2001, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> 
> > Yes!  That was it the Solaris patch I remember, SCM_CREDENTIALS.
> 
> Can you provide a pointer to this patch? I just grepped Solaris includes
> in vain for SCM_CRED.
> 
> The keyword "SCM_CREDENTIALS" is actually used by Linux, whereas FreeBSD
> uses "SCM_CREDS", so perhaps you are mistaken and the patch was for either 
> Linux or BSD instead of Solaris?

Found it:

	http://fts.postgresql.org/db/mw/msg.html?mid=115140

See the entire thread for the comments about it.

He says Linux and BSD support it, and that it was invented by Solaris. 
I see SCM_CREDS on BSD/OS.  I wonder if this is what we should use
instead of the PEER define we just added?

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Thu, 2 Aug 2001 18:05:54 -0400 (EDT)
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Re: [PATCHES] Allow IDENT authentication on local connections (Linux
	only)
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Found it:
> 	http://fts.postgresql.org/db/mw/msg.html?mid=115140
> See the entire thread for the comments about it.

That patch uses SO_PEERCRED, and is the direct ancestor of the
present Debian patches.  I haven't seen any code go by that uses
the SCM_CREDS message directly.

			regards, tom lane

Thu, 02 Aug 2001 18:32:26 -0400
Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Re: [PATCHES] Allow IDENT authentication on local connections (Linux
	only)
> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > Found it:
> > 	http://fts.postgresql.org/db/mw/msg.html?mid=115140
> > See the entire thread for the comments about it.
> 
> That patch uses SO_PEERCRED, and is the direct ancestor of the
> present Debian patches.  I haven't seen any code go by that uses
> the SCM_CREDS message directly.

Bummer.
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Fri, 3 Aug 2001 09:25:06 -0400 (EDT)
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Re: Re: [PATCHES] Allow IDENT authentication on local connections
	(Linux only)