[doc] add FAQ about kerberos auth with postgresql
authorNicolas Chauvat <nicolas.chauvat@logilab.fr>
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:28:07 +0200
changeset 1599 38a1d0f190e2
parent 1598 8f400d5f6742
child 1600 5c68c50ca08f
[doc] add FAQ about kerberos auth with postgresql
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.
+