Re: Bad error message on valuntil - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: Bad error message on valuntil
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Msg-id 51C1FFA9.2060106@commandprompt.com
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In response to Re: Bad error message on valuntil  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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On 06/19/2013 08:24 AM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:

>> I think it's intentional that we don't tell the *client* that level of
>> detail.  I could see emitting a log message about it, but it's not clear
>> whether that will help an unsophisticated user.
>
> Usually, when I log in somewhere and the password is expired, it tells
> me that the password is expired.  I don't think we gain anything by
> hiding that from the user.
>

FTR: there is an actual patch for this sitting over at the, "Change 
authentication error message" thread.

JD


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