# HG changeset patch # User Nicolas Chauvat # Date 1241087287 -7200 # Node ID 38a1d0f190e233d10b2aa324683de54ba30d4836 # Parent 8f400d5f6742eac48ab6611d00d186e5bf28a4c7 [doc] add FAQ about kerberos auth with postgresql diff -r 8f400d5f6742 -r 38a1d0f190e2 doc/book/en/D010-faq.en.txt --- a/doc/book/en/D010-faq.en.txt Thu Apr 30 12:27:32 2009 +0200 +++ b/doc/book/en/D010-faq.en.txt Thu Apr 30 12:28:07 2009 +0200 @@ -242,3 +242,11 @@ Then in the view code, use:: self.format_date(entity.date_attribute) + +* Can PostgreSQL and CubicWeb authentication work with kerberos ? + + If you have postgresql set up to accept kerberos authentication, you can set + the db-host, db-name and db-user parameters in the `sources` configuration + file while leaving the password blank. It should be enough for your instance + to connect to postgresql with a kerberos ticket. +