From: | Craig Ringer <craig(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> |
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To: | Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net> |
Cc: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: confusing error message |
Date: | 2013-08-10 01:17:43 |
Message-ID: | 520594B7.10303@2ndquadrant.com |
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On 08/10/2013 02:43 AM, Stephen Frost wrote:
> * Craig Ringer (craig(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com) wrote:
>> More seriously, with interpolated strings for relation names etc
>> it can be hard to know which chunks to search for, and search
>> engines aren't always good at having the whole message thrown at
>> them.
>
> It's not perfect, but if the searches are getting to mailing list
> archive messages then it's clearly possible for us to do better.
> Having an embedded code or URL or what-have-you might be an option
> too, but we need the documentation first in any case, so we could
> do these other things later..
Well said; you're quite right.
I complain myself that a focus on perfection can prevent progress.
Lets start with "helpful".
My first two would be:
"No pg_hba.conf entry for ..."
and
"fe_sendauth: no password supplied"
as both seem to confuse new users endlessly.
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Craig Ringer http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services
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