PostgreSQL user can not connect to server after changing password

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I've met this with 4 roles I created:
After changing password for a user in pgAdmin III using the GUI (1), that user can not log in any more.
pgAdmin III show error message:

An error has occurred:

Error connecting to the server: FATAL:  password authentication failed for user "sam"
FATAL:  password authentication failed for user "sam"

My system: Postgresql 9.2 on Ubuntu 12.04

Is there any way to fix this?

(1): login with account postgres, right click user in Login Roles, go to tab 'Definition' and enter password

Best Answer

It's possible that you're being bitten by this PgAdmin bug (changelog):

2012-11-28 AV 1.16.1 Date picker controls returns a full timestamp by default, which can cause inadvertent date changes on jobs and role validty dates. Ignore the time part.

This bug has been seen to set password expiry dates far in the past, such as 1/1/1970. In this case the error message when trying to connect is no different than with a wrong password.

You can check these expiry dates with:

SELECT usename,valuntil FROM pg_user;

and if they're wrong, reset them with:

ALTER USER username VALID UNTIL 'infinity';

and upgrade pgAdmin.

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