Re: Can't log in after password change

On Thu, Oct 3, 2024 at 1:34 PM Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>
wrote:

> On Thu, 2024-10-03 at 13:21 -0400, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > PG 14.13
> >
> > Changed a user's expired password from user "postgres", and now that
> user can't log in.
> >
> > I know it's something simple, but I just can't see it.
> >
> > Linux server:
> >
> > $ ssh -q FISPCDSPGS401A grep 11026270 '$PGDATA'/pg_hba.conf
> > host all 11026270 10.176.64.0/22
> scram-sha-256
> >
> > $ psql -h FISPCDSPGS401A
> > keyword | value
> > ----------+---------------
> > database | postgres
> > user | postgres
> > host | 10.143.170.55
> > port | 5432
> > (4 rows)
> >
> > psql (16.4, server 14.13)
> > Type "help" for help.
> >
> > postgres=# ALTER ROLE "11026270" WITH PASSWORD 'blarge';
> > ALTER ROLE
> > postgres=# select rolpassword from pg_authid where rolname='11026270';
> >
> rolpassword
> >
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> SCRAM-SHA-256$4096:x551tt4biKIvossG7VwbjA==$syOJXKLOFZ8/LHUxHq8rE5q5dCEDNzB5wgOAHq1vmdI=:q670pqidak6v8YjP9KCCWrRmfkkJSvyf/AL0Ydg1k/o=
> > (1 row)
> >
> > Windows server:
> >
> > C:\Users\11026270>psql -h FISPCDSPGS401A postgres
> > Password for user 11026270:
> > psql: error: connection to server at "FISPCDSPGS401A" (10.143.170.55),
> port 5432 failed: FATAL: password authentication failed for user "11026270"
>
> Did you look at the error message in the server log?
> What does it say?
>

Expired password. I guess I assumed that the ALTER ROLE would nullify it.
And that psql would mention it.

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