Re: Invalid password for \ and ' characters - Mailing list pgadmin-support

From Andreas Pflug
Subject Re: Invalid password for \ and ' characters
Date
Msg-id 441D3E22.4050307@pse-consulting.de
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In response to Invalid password for \ and ' characters  ("Andrus Moor" <eetasoft@online.ee>)
List pgadmin-support
Andrus Moor wrote:
> If password set by pgadmin contains \ or ' character, it is not possible to
> login to pgAdmin
> 
> PROBLEM WITH \ character is password
> 
> To reproduce
> 
> 1. Create new login role in pgadmin
> 2. Enter \ to password field.
> 3. Select SQL tab
> 
> Observed:
> 
> CREATE ROLE test LOGIN PASSWORD '\\'
> 
> Expected
> 
> CREATE ROLE test LOGIN PASSWORD '\'
> 
> Postres does NOT require backslashes in password strings.
> PgAdmin probably uses its qtString for password strings.

AFAIR Dave recently changed that. Please check the CHANGELOG and try a 
newer version.

Regards,
Andreas


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