Patch applied. Thanks.
I simplified your test and made the error message a #define that is now
used consistently in all places. Patch attached.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sean Chittenden wrote:
> pg_ctl(1)'s -w option works well if the default user can automatically
> authenticate without any user intervention. The attached patch checks
> the error message to see if it's asking for a password. The theory
> being that if it's asking for a password, the backend is up. I'm not
> entirely happy with the fact that I'm dependent on the error message
> text, but I couldn't easily figure out a better way to test this via
> libpq(3), so I'm not too unhappy... it's just not elegant. This patch
> does not encompass all possible scenarios for the backend being up, but
> CONNECTION_BAD being set in libpq(3). Regardless, it's a start and
> hopefully someone can apply this. I also cleaned up a small memory
> leak when a connection is bad (PGconn not being free(3)'ed). -sc
>
> % pg_ctl -w start && psql
> waiting for postmaster to start....done
> postmaster started
> test=>
>
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>
>
> --
> Sean Chittenden
>
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Index: src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c,v
retrieving revision 1.38
diff -c -c -r1.38 pg_ctl.c
*** src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c 15 Oct 2004 04:54:33 -0000 1.38
--- src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c 16 Oct 2004 03:00:05 -0000
***************
*** 364,370 ****
char portstr[32];
char *p;
-
*portstr = '\0';
/* post_opts */
--- 364,369 ----
***************
*** 432,438 ****
{
if ((conn = PQsetdbLogin(NULL, portstr, NULL, NULL,
"template1", NULL, NULL)) != NULL &&
! PQstatus(conn) == CONNECTION_OK)
{
PQfinish(conn);
success = true;
--- 431,439 ----
{
if ((conn = PQsetdbLogin(NULL, portstr, NULL, NULL,
"template1", NULL, NULL)) != NULL &&
! (PQstatus(conn) == CONNECTION_OK ||
! (strcmp(PQerrorMessage(conn),
! PQnoPasswordSupplied) == 0)))
{
PQfinish(conn);
success = true;
Index: src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c,v
retrieving revision 1.59
diff -c -c -r1.59 pg_backup_db.c
*** src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c 1 Oct 2004 17:25:55 -0000 1.59
--- src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c 16 Oct 2004 03:00:07 -0000
***************
*** 168,174 ****
if (PQstatus(newConn) == CONNECTION_BAD)
{
noPwd = (strcmp(PQerrorMessage(newConn),
! "fe_sendauth: no password supplied\n") == 0);
badPwd = (strncmp(PQerrorMessage(newConn),
"Password authentication failed for user", 39) == 0);
--- 168,174 ----
if (PQstatus(newConn) == CONNECTION_BAD)
{
noPwd = (strcmp(PQerrorMessage(newConn),
! PQnoPasswordSupplied) == 0);
badPwd = (strncmp(PQerrorMessage(newConn),
"Password authentication failed for user", 39) == 0);
***************
*** 249,255 ****
die_horribly(AH, modulename, "failed to connect to database\n");
if (PQstatus(AH->connection) == CONNECTION_BAD &&
! strcmp(PQerrorMessage(AH->connection), "fe_sendauth: no password supplied\n") == 0 &&
!feof(stdin))
{
PQfinish(AH->connection);
--- 249,255 ----
die_horribly(AH, modulename, "failed to connect to database\n");
if (PQstatus(AH->connection) == CONNECTION_BAD &&
! strcmp(PQerrorMessage(AH->connection), PQnoPasswordSupplied) == 0 &&
!feof(stdin))
{
PQfinish(AH->connection);
Index: src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c,v
retrieving revision 1.53
diff -c -c -r1.53 pg_dumpall.c
*** src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c 15 Oct 2004 04:32:28 -0000 1.53
--- src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c 16 Oct 2004 03:00:10 -0000
***************
*** 957,963 ****
}
if (PQstatus(conn) == CONNECTION_BAD &&
! strcmp(PQerrorMessage(conn), "fe_sendauth: no password supplied\n") == 0 &&
!feof(stdin))
{
PQfinish(conn);
--- 957,963 ----
}
if (PQstatus(conn) == CONNECTION_BAD &&
! strcmp(PQerrorMessage(conn), PQnoPasswordSupplied) == 0 &&
!feof(stdin))
{
PQfinish(conn);
Index: src/bin/psql/command.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/psql/command.c,v
retrieving revision 1.128
diff -c -c -r1.128 command.c
*** src/bin/psql/command.c 14 Oct 2004 20:23:46 -0000 1.128
--- src/bin/psql/command.c 16 Oct 2004 03:00:13 -0000
***************
*** 929,935 ****
NULL, NULL, dbparam, userparam, pwparam);
if (PQstatus(pset.db) == CONNECTION_BAD &&
! strcmp(PQerrorMessage(pset.db), "fe_sendauth: no password supplied\n") == 0 &&
!feof(stdin))
{
PQfinish(pset.db);
--- 929,935 ----
NULL, NULL, dbparam, userparam, pwparam);
if (PQstatus(pset.db) == CONNECTION_BAD &&
! strcmp(PQerrorMessage(pset.db), PQnoPasswordSupplied) == 0 &&
!feof(stdin))
{
PQfinish(pset.db);
Index: src/bin/psql/startup.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/psql/startup.c,v
retrieving revision 1.103
diff -c -c -r1.103 startup.c
*** src/bin/psql/startup.c 8 Oct 2004 11:24:19 -0000 1.103
--- src/bin/psql/startup.c 16 Oct 2004 03:00:14 -0000
***************
*** 195,201 ****
username, password);
if (PQstatus(pset.db) == CONNECTION_BAD &&
! strcmp(PQerrorMessage(pset.db), "fe_sendauth: no password supplied\n") == 0 &&
!feof(stdin))
{
PQfinish(pset.db);
--- 195,201 ----
username, password);
if (PQstatus(pset.db) == CONNECTION_BAD &&
! strcmp(PQerrorMessage(pset.db), PQnoPasswordSupplied) == 0 &&
!feof(stdin))
{
PQfinish(pset.db);
Index: src/bin/scripts/common.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/scripts/common.c,v
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -c -c -r1.11 common.c
*** src/bin/scripts/common.c 29 Aug 2004 05:06:54 -0000 1.11
--- src/bin/scripts/common.c 16 Oct 2004 03:00:14 -0000
***************
*** 12,17 ****
--- 12,18 ----
#include "postgres_fe.h"
#include "common.h"
+ #include "libpq-fe.h"
#include <pwd.h>
#include <unistd.h>
***************
*** 102,108 ****
}
if (PQstatus(conn) == CONNECTION_BAD &&
! strcmp(PQerrorMessage(conn), "fe_sendauth: no password supplied\n") == 0 &&
!feof(stdin))
{
PQfinish(conn);
--- 103,109 ----
}
if (PQstatus(conn) == CONNECTION_BAD &&
! strcmp(PQerrorMessage(conn), PQnoPasswordSupplied) == 0 &&
!feof(stdin))
{
PQfinish(conn);
Index: src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c,v
retrieving revision 1.93
diff -c -c -r1.93 fe-auth.c
*** src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c 28 Sep 2004 00:06:02 -0000 1.93
--- src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c 16 Oct 2004 03:00:18 -0000
***************
*** 634,640 ****
if (password == NULL || *password == '\0')
{
(void) snprintf(PQerrormsg, PQERRORMSG_LENGTH,
! "fe_sendauth: no password supplied\n");
return STATUS_ERROR;
}
if (pg_password_sendauth(conn, password, areq) != STATUS_OK)
--- 634,640 ----
if (password == NULL || *password == '\0')
{
(void) snprintf(PQerrormsg, PQERRORMSG_LENGTH,
! PQnoPasswordSupplied);
return STATUS_ERROR;
}
if (pg_password_sendauth(conn, password, areq) != STATUS_OK)
Index: src/interfaces/libpq/libpq-fe.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/libpq/libpq-fe.h,v
retrieving revision 1.108
diff -c -c -r1.108 libpq-fe.h
*** src/interfaces/libpq/libpq-fe.h 29 Aug 2004 05:07:00 -0000 1.108
--- src/interfaces/libpq/libpq-fe.h 16 Oct 2004 03:00:19 -0000
***************
*** 398,403 ****
--- 398,406 ----
/* Exists for backward compatibility. bjm 2003-03-24 */
#define PQfreeNotify(ptr) PQfreemem(ptr)
+ /* Define the string so all uses are consistent. */
+ #define PQnoPasswordSupplied "fe_sendauth: no password supplied\n"
+
/*
* Make an empty PGresult with given status (some apps find this
* useful). If conn is not NULL and status indicates an error, the
