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Document the purpose of the GUC listen_addresses.

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Bruce Momjian 2009-10-03 23:10:47 +00:00
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.229 2009/09/22 23:43:37 tgl Exp $ -->
<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.230 2009/10/03 23:10:47 momjian Exp $ -->
<chapter Id="runtime-config">
<title>Server Configuration</title>
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at all, in which case only Unix-domain sockets can be used to connect
to it.
The default value is <systemitem class="systemname">localhost</>,
which allows only local <quote>loopback</> connections to be made.
This parameter can only be set at server start.
which allows only local <quote>loopback</> connections to be
made. While client authentication (<xref
linkend="client-authentication">) allows fine-grained control
over who can access the server, <varname>listen_addresses</varname>
controls which interfaces accept connection attempts, which
can help prevent repeated malicious connection requests on
insecure network interfaces. This parameter can only be set
at server start.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>