From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | Joshua Drake <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
Cc: | David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>, PG Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Better auth errors from libpq |
Date: | 2008-09-12 03:28:36 |
Message-ID: | 23767.1221190116@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Joshua Drake <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> writes:
> I think something like:
> psql: FATAL: Ident authentication failed for user "root"
> HINT: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/client-authentication.html
> Would be nice.
Do you really think that's helpful in the typical case where someone
fat-fingered their password?
I'm not averse to hint messages that are actually helpful, ie,
reasonably connected to the *specific* failure situation. The problem
I've got with David's proposal is that it provides a one-size-fits-all
hint for every possible auth failure. One size does not fit all here.
Or to put it even more baldly: this is not an area in which you can
improve matters significantly with five minutes' thought and a one-line
patch. It would take some actual work.
regards, tom lane
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