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<chapter id="client-authentication">
<title>Client Authentication</title>
</para>
<para>
- The <filename>pg_hba.conf</filename> file is re-read during each
- connection attempt. It is therefore trivial to modify access
- permissions while the server is running: just edit the file.
+ The <filename>pg_hba.conf</filename> file is loaded only on startup
+ and when the <application>postmaster</> receives a SIGHUP signal. If
+ you edit the file on an active system, you will need to issue a
+ SIGHUP to the <application>postmaster</> using <application>kill</>.
</para>
<para>
# o how users are authenticated on each host
# o databases accessible by each host
#
-# It is read by the PostgreSQL postmaster each time a host tries to make a
-# connection to a database.
+# It is read on postmaster startup and when the postmaster receives a SIGHUP.
+# If you edit the file on a running system, you have to SIGHUP the postmaster
+# for the changes to take effect.
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