Re: psql: FATAL: role "xyz" is not permitted to log in

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On Apr 4, 2008, at 2:11 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
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> Ralph Smith <smithrn(at)washington(dot)edu> writes:
>> I just can't connect to a database, though I can to others as other
>> users...
>
> You're confused about the rules for case sensitivity.
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>> postgres=# CREATE DATABASE LabNews_dev WITH OWNER=xyz
>> ENCODING='UTF8' ;
>> CREATE DATABASE
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> This got folded to lower case, since you didn't double-quote the
> name. However, most places where you use a database name outside
> the context of SQL commands, no such folding occurs --- in particular
> not on psql's command line, and IIRC not in pg_hba.conf either.
>
> regards, tom lane
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However I'm now trying to access it using all lower case.
Are you saying that IT'S confused and I should go all lower or use
quotes (") not (')?

Thanks again,
Ralph Smith