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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Serious problem within authentication subsystem in 7.0
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Msg-id 1507.959091230@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Serious problem within authentication subsystem in 7.0  (Matt Sullivan <matt@sullivan.gen.nz>)
Responses Re: Serious problem within authentication subsystem in 7.0  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Peter Eisentraut <e99re41@DoCS.UU.SE> writes:
> The assumption that the old password can be reused between
> password connections seems pretty unwise.

I think it's OK, and a useful convenience, if you are reconnecting with
the same username as before.  What I had in mind was to discard the
prior password if the \connect command specifies a username.
        regards, tom lane

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