Re: error message "psql: expected authentication request from server, but received " when using psql to connect remote database

Heikki Linnakangas,

Thanks for your quick response; the server we used is 8.1.4,
The error when using client 8.1.4,
> psql -U or -p 2222 -d testdb -h localhost
Output:
psql: expected authentication request from server, but received

when used 8.0.3, no problem,
> psql -U or -p 2222 -d testdb -h localhost
Output:
Password:
Then enter password, it can log in and do all operation.

Thanks,
Justin
-----Original Message-----
From: Heikki Linnakangas [mailto:heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 8:14 PM
To: TIAN Justin
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [BUGS] error message "psql: expected authentication request
from server, but received " when using psql to connect remote database

TIAN Justin wrote:
> I met an error, when psql client version is 8.1.4, I use it to connect
> to remote database or local database, such as "psql -U name -p <port>
-d
> <database> -h <ip>", it will prompt error message "psql: expected
> authentication request from server, but received ", but if the client
> version is 8.0.3, there is no problem, I don't know why, does it the
> configuration problem?

Please post the exact output you're getting in both cases.

What version is the server?

You should upgrade to the latest minor version, which is 8.1.11 for the
8.1 series, and 8.0.15 for the 8.0 series

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Heikki Linnakangas
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