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To: Gerardo Herzig <gherzig@fmed.uba.ar>
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Subject: Re: create user xxx with md5 string? 
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Comments: In-reply-to Gerardo Herzig <gherzig@fmed.uba.ar>
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Gerardo Herzig <gherzig@fmed.uba.ar> writes:
> Hi all. Im triyng, with no success, to create a user, and set the
> password with a md5 string.

The correct method for computing the md5'd password includes the
username.  I think it's 'md5' || md5sum(password || username)
but look at the code or docs.

			regards, tom lane