Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > It seems that psql (or maybe libpq) doesn't like trailing comments. Why would you think it would take that? The manual says that lines beginning with '#' are comments, but not more than that. > But this does not: > 10.143.170.206:5432:*:11026270:Blarge # Host name: fubar If that acted as a comment, it'd be impossible to use passwords containing '#'. regards, tom lane