It never rains but it pours they say. I am trying to extract (ad hoc) some data from my production database on the 8.1 service that I tried to upgrade to 8.4. I am using the same username and password as is used by a process hosted on the same server as the posgresql instance. That process works fine. However, when I try and connect from another server using those credentials then I see this in the log file: 2010-12-01 16:33:09 EST hll_theheart_devl 216.185.71.25(42531) hll_theheart_db_admin : LOG: 00000: connection authorized: user=hll_theheart_db_admin database=hll_theheart_devl 2010-12-01 16:33:09 EST hll_theheart_devl 216.185.71.25(42531) hll_theheart_db_admin : LOCATION: BackendRun, postmaster.c:2780 2010-12-01 16:33:09 EST hll_theheart_devl 216.185.71.25(42531) hll_theheart_db_admin : ERROR: 55P02: parameter "standard_conforming_strings" cannot be changed 2010-12-01 16:33:09 EST hll_theheart_devl 216.185.71.25(42531) hll_theheart_db_admin : LOCATION: set_config_option, guc.c:3597 2010-12-01 16:33:09 EST hll_theheart_devl 216.185.71.25(42531) hll_theheart_db_admin : ERROR: 42501: permission denied for relation currencies 2010-12-01 16:33:09 EST hll_theheart_devl 216.185.71.25(42531) hll_theheart_db_admin : LOCATION: aclcheck_error, aclchk.c:1395 2010-12-01 16:33:09 EST hll_theheart_devl 216.185.71.25(42531) hll_theheart_db_admin : LOG: 00000: disconnection: session time: 0:00:00.07 user=hll_theheart_db_admin database=hll_theheart_devl host=216.185.71.25 port=42531 2010-12-01 16:33:09 EST hll_theheart_devl 216.185.71.25(42531) hll_theheart_db_admin : LOCATION: log_disconnections, postgres.c:3608 I am particularly nonplussed over the 'ERROR: 55P02: parameter "standard_conforming_strings" cannot be changed' message. Can anyone here clue me in as to what I am doing wrong? -- *** E-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3C3 -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general