commit 60491d8e4a8ca557cfdb07029c5ebbde341c2c1d Author: David G. Johnston Date: Tue Apr 12 02:25:01 2022 +0000 Fix a few instances of default database name descriptions. The default database name is just the user name, not the operating-system user name. In passing, the authentication error examples use the phrase "database user name" in a couple of locations. The word database in both cases is both unusual and unnecesssary for understanding. Furthermore, it seems better to tell the reader the likely reason why the displayed database name happens to be a user name. diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml index 142b0affcb..9b2323cde7 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml @@ -2218,7 +2218,7 @@ FATAL: password authentication failed for user "andym" FATAL: user "andym" does not exist - The indicated database user name was not found. + The indicated user name was not found. @@ -2226,8 +2226,9 @@ FATAL: user "andym" does not exist FATAL: database "testdb" does not exist The database you are trying to connect to does not exist. Note that - if you do not specify a database name, it defaults to the database - user name, which might or might not be the right thing. + if the database name shown matches the user name you are connecting + as it is not by accident: the default database name is the + user name. diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml index 592356019b..c17fe7a9e5 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml @@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ EOF determined at compile time. Since the database server uses the same default, you will not have to specify the port in most cases. The default user name is your - operating-system user name, as is the default database name. + operating-system user name. The default database name is the resolved user name. Note that you cannot just connect to any database under any user name. Your database administrator should have informed you about your access rights.