On 2024-05-21 03:01 +0200, Ron Johnson wrote: > It seems that psql (or maybe libpq) doesn't like trailing comments. > > This works: > 10.143.170.206:5432:*:11026270:Blarge > > But this does not: > 10.143.170.206:5432:*:11026270:Blarge # Host name: fubar How should libpq know where the password ends and the comment begins while still accepting passwords that contain "#"? The password is everything between the 4th unescaped colon and the end of line. This could be made explicit in the docs. But the docs don't even say that you can put entries and comments one the same line. -- Erik
