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Unescape PostgreSQL passfile password#3993

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V02460:pgpass-escape
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Unescape PostgreSQL passfile password#3993
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V02460:pgpass-escape

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@V02460 V02460 commented Aug 22, 2025

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This PR unescapes the password read from a passfile. Includes unittests and a small error handling refactor.

Is this a breaking change?

Yes. Passfile-provided passwords containing backslashes are now different.

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https://github.com/postgres/postgres/blob/807ee417e562c355360e891f415e6e8e6e4c40ed/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-connect.c#L8065-L8072

@abonander abonander merged commit 9ecb76d into transact-rs:main May 1, 2026
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