I wrote: > Perhaps the postgres user has a password that's marked as expired > in pg_authid.rolvaliduntil? Ah, no, scratch that: a look at the code shows the backend doesn't check rolvaliduntil until after the client has given a valid password. Seems like psql *must* be getting a password from someplace. Perhaps it's time to strace psql and see what files it accesses. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general