Re: BUG #14570: Validation error

adrian(dot)mondaca13(at)gmail(dot)com writes:
> Along with greeting, possible errors in postgres,
> This happens when the password created when starting the installation is
> validated, since once installed,
> Start the server and enter the validated password, but if you enter an
> incorrect password, it will be validated.
> Register an 8-character key and enter a key with fewer or different
> characters, they are validated in the same way.

There are many situations where the server wouldn't be checking a password
at all, for example if you have "trust" or "peer" authentication specified
in pg_hba.conf, or if you have a ~/.pgpass file set up to supply the
password. I suspect your problem is along that line.

regards, tom lane