Alexey Shishkin <alexey(dot)shishkin(dot)01(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> Let me rephrase my question about regular expressions + pg_ident.conf:
> - why test09 is successful, while test10 fails ?
I don't see why that one surprises you. "/(?c)^(.*SMOKEYBEAR)$" does
not match "smokeybear".
regards, tom lane