Re: BUG!!! or not? - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: BUG!!! or not?
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Msg-id 19310.997810300@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to BUG!!! or not?  (halturin <halturin@udmnet.ru>)
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halturin <halturin@udmnet.ru> writes:
> Password:  <-- entering password 'asdfghjkpmqwoeim10234'
>                                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>                                           i have added to the password
>                                           any char's and ...
> connect is OK...

Blame Unix crypt().  It discards characters beyond the 8th on many
platforms.  If you try setting an 8-or-more-character password on
your shell account, you'll probably find it behaves the same way.

            regards, tom lane

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