"Ed L." <pgsql(at)bluepolka(dot)net> writes:
>> Correction.  Here's the line:
>> "@" "" "" "agent_group"

> It is the first line in the pg_auth file.

BTW, there seems to be some other contributing factor here besides
the weird username, because I don't see any looping when I try
CREATE USER "@".  What's your platform exactly, and what type of
filesystem is $PGDATA on?

			regards, tom lane

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