Hmmm, I tried it (7.3.1) and it seems to work fine. Perhaps something else is
going on - pg_hba.conf setup??:
steve=# create user "12345";
CREATE USER
steve@betelgeuse:~> psql -h betelgeuse -U 12345 steve
Welcome to psql, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.
Type: \copyright for distribution terms
\h for help with SQL commands
\? for help on internal slash commands
\g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
\q to quit
steve=>
Cheers,
Steve
On Tuesday 28 January 2003 1:43 pm, Tom Lane wrote:
> Michiel Lange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > It is, somehow, not possible to connect as a user which name is
> > completely numeric.
>
> I muttered "nonsense!" to myself, but darned if you're not right:
>
> regression=# create user "12345";
> CREATE USER
> regression=# \q
> $ psql -U 12345 regression
> psql: FATAL: SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION: permission denied
>
> Will look into it.
>
> regards, tom lane
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