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usernames and passwords work correctly in both "password" and "crypt" authorization mode. NOTE: at least on my machine, it seems that the crypt() routines ignore the part of the password beyond 8 characters, so there's no security gain from longer passwords in crypt auth mode. But they don't fail. The login-related part of psql has apparently not been touched since roughly the fall of Rome ;-). It was going through huge pushups to get around the lack of username/login parameters to PQsetdb. I don't know when PQsetdbLogin was added to libpq, but it's there now ... so I was able to rip out quite a lot of crufty code while I was at it. It's possible that there are still bogus length limits on username or password in some of the other PostgreSQL user interfaces besides psql/libpq. I will leave it to other folks to check that code. regards, tom lane
PostgreSQL Data Base Management System (formerly known as Postgres, then as Postgres95). This directory contains the version 6.3.2 release of the PostgreSQL database server. The server is not ANSI SQL compliant, but it gets closer with every release. After you unzip and untar the distribution file, look at file INSTALL for the installation notes and file HISTORY for the changes. The latest version of this software may be obtained at ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/. For more information look at our WWW home page located at http://www.postgreSQL.org/. PostgreSQL is not public domain software. It is copyrighted by the University of California but may be used according to the licensing terms of the the copyright below: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ POSTGRES95 Data Base Management System (formerly known as Postgres, then as Postgres95). Copyright (c) 1994-7 Regents of the University of California Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose, without fee, and without a written agreement is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph and the following two paragraphs appear in all copies. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE SOFTWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAS NO OBLIGATIONS TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.