Re: [BUGS] BUG #6412: psql & fe-connect truncate passwords

2012-01-28 Thread Andy Grimm
On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Euler Taveira de Oliveira wrote: > On 27-01-2012 23:15, agr...@gmail.com wrote: >> When psql prompts for a password, it only reads the first 100 characters of >> the password.  The limit in fe-connect.c (for when .pgpass is used) is >> weirder, a seemingly arbitra

Re: [BUGS] BUG #6412: psql & fe-connect truncate passwords

2012-01-28 Thread Andy Grimm
On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Euler Taveira de Oliveira wrote: > On 28-01-2012 14:32, Andy Grimm wrote: >> IMHO, there is a subtle difference here.  If psql raised an error >> message on passwords exceeding 100 characters, I would understand your >> perspective, bu

Re: [BUGS] BUG #6412: psql & fe-connect truncate passwords

2012-01-30 Thread Andy Grimm
On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 5:48 PM, Alvaro Herrera wrote: > > Excerpts from Andy Grimm's message of sáb ene 28 14:32:24 -0300 2012: > >> Perhaps I should just submit the patch to pgsql-hackers ?  I'm new to >> the pgsql bug interaction process, so my apologies if filing a bug was >> not the appropria

Re: [BUGS] BUG #6412: psql & fe-connect truncate passwords

2012-02-14 Thread Andy Grimm
On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 7:47 PM, Euler Taveira de Oliveira wrote: > On 28-01-2012 18:55, Andy Grimm wrote: >> It's not uniform between the client and the server, though. >> > The server doesn't impose a hard limit for password length and AFAICS it > should