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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1> |
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<P>Last updated: Wed May 4 21:42:01 EDT 2005</P> |
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<P>Last updated: Mon May 9 13:15:04 EDT 2005</P> |
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<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href= |
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"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>) |
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<A href="#4.19">4.19</A>) Why do I get "relation with OID ##### |
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does not exist" errors when accessing temporary tables in PL/PgSQL |
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functions?<BR> |
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<A href="#4.20">4.20</A>) What encryption options are available?<BR> |
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<A href="#4.21">4.21</A>) What replication solutions are available?<BR> |
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<A href="#4.20">4.20</A>) What replication solutions are available?<BR> |
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<SMALL>EXECUTE</SMALL> for temporary table access in PL/PgSQL. This |
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will cause the query to be reparsed every time.</P> |
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<H3><A name="4.20">4.20</A>) What encryption options are available? |
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</H3> |
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<LI><I>contrib/pgcrypto</I> contains many encryption functions for |
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use in <SMALL>SQL</SMALL> queries.</LI> |
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<LI>To encrypt transmission from the client to the server, the server |
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must have the <I>ssl</I> option set to <I>true</I> in <I>postgresql.conf, |
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</I> and an applicable <I>host</I> or <I>hostssl</I> record must exist in |
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<I>pg_hba.conf</I>, and the client <I>sslmode</I> must not be |
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<I>disable.</I> (Note that it is also possible to use a third-party |
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encrypted transport, such as stunnel or ssh, rather than PostgreSQL's |
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native SSL connections.)</LI> |
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<LI>Database user passwords are automatically encrypted when stored in |
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the system tables.</LI> |
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<LI>The server can also run using an encrypted file system.</LI> |
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</UL> |
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<H3><A name="4.21">4.21</A>) What replication solutions are available? |
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<H3><A name="4.20">4.20</A>) What replication solutions are available? |
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</H3> |
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<P>Though "replication" is a single term, there are several technologies |
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