Re: ProcessStartupPacket(): database_name and user_name truncation

Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com> writes:
> After taking another look at this, I wonder if it'd be better to fail as
> soon as we see the database or user name is too long instead of lugging
> them around when authentication is destined to fail.

If we're agreed that we aren't going to truncate these identifiers,
that seems like a reasonable way to handle it.

            regards, tom lane