Case insensitive usernames - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Magnus Hagander
Subject Case insensitive usernames
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Msg-id 6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCE6C7456@algol.sollentuna.se
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Responses Re: Case insensitive usernames  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Today, usernames are case sensitive. This can cause some problems in for
example a kerberos environment (such as a Windows domain, in my case),
because the system usernames are case insensitive. So if I log in to my
workstation as "Maghag" I cannot connect to postgresql, because my
postgresql username is "maghag".

I would like to see a GUC variable to enable case insensitive usernames.
Would a patch for such a thing be accepted? (or if the functionality
alraedy exists, a pointer would be much appreciated)

//Magnus



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