Re: Open 7.3 items

Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Bruce Momjian writes:
> 
> >     global usernames are stored just like before, e.g. postgres
> >     local users are stored as user@dbname
> >     when connecting, global users add '@' to their names
> >     when connecting, local users use just their user name, no @dbname
> 
> I'm OK with this in principle.  But I must say I was quite confused
> because the "@" symbol appears in diametrically opposite contexts:
> 
> a) designate local users on the server
> 
> b) designate global users in the client
> 
> Perhaps I might have been less confused if meaning (b) used a different
> character, say "username!".  This might be equally confusing to the next
> person -- just my observation.

There is no question it is 100% confusing.  You are not alone.

What keeps us from unconfusing it is the desire to make local usernames
clean looking, I think.

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