Thread: psql: ERROR: MultiByte strings (MB) must be enabled to use this function

Martin Kuria (martinkuria@hotmail.com) reports a bug with a severity of 1
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Short Description
psql: ERROR: MultiByte strings (MB) must be enabled to use this function

Long Description
When I am trying to connect to my remote database kenyellow pages i.e.
psql -h colo.kenyaweb.com -p 5432 kenyellowpages, am getting this error

psql: ERROR: MultiByte strings (MB) must be enabled to use this function

What could be wrong, Please assist me

Thanks Again

Sample Code
psql -h colo.kenyaweb.com -p 5432 kenyellowpages

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> When I am trying to connect to my remote database kenyellow pages i.e.
> psql -h colo.kenyaweb.com -p 5432 kenyellowpages, am getting this error
> psql: ERROR: MultiByte strings (MB) must be enabled to use this function

I get this symptom when mixing a 7.0.x client with a 6.5.x server.

                  - Thomas