Christine Desmuke <cdesmuke@xxxxxxxx> writes: > [postgres@zu ~]$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql -U nobody > psql: [postgres@zu ~]$ > [That is, the expected error from psql about the nonexistent user is > swallowed.] Try the above under strace, and see what it shows happening to the writes to stderr (they should be very close to the end of the strace output). 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