On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentr...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > On 3/21/17 08:12, Robert Haas wrote: >> I think a big part of the usability problem here comes from the fact >> that the default database for connections is based on the username, >> but the default databases that get created have fixed names (postgres, >> template1). So the default configuration is one where you can't >> connect. Why the heck do we do it that way? > > Historical, probably. We could ponder changing the way the default > database is determined, but I don't want to imagine the breakage coming > out of that.
What do you think would break? -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
