Re: Better auth errors from libpq

Tom Lane wrote:
> Joshua Drake <jd@commandprompt.com> writes:
>> I think something like:
> 
>> psql: FATAL:  Ident authentication failed for user "root"
>> HINT: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/client-authentication.html
> 
>> Would be nice.
> 
> Do you really think that's helpful in the typical case where someone
> fat-fingered their password?

No but I do think it is helpful based on the error provided.

> 
> I'm not averse to hint messages that are actually helpful, ie,
> reasonably connected to the *specific* failure situation.  The problem
> I've got with David's proposal is that it provides a one-size-fits-all
> hint for every possible auth failure.  One size does not fit all here.

I can agree with that.

> 
> Or to put it even more baldly: this is not an area in which you can
> improve matters significantly with five minutes' thought and a one-line
> patch.  It would take some actual work.

Fair enough.

Joshua D. Drake

> 
>             regards, tom lane
>