Enter Credentials dialog pops up when it's pointless

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Author Name: Aren Cambre (Aren Cambre)
Original Redmine Issue: 8344
Affected QGIS version: master
Redmine category:data_provider/postgis

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If my Postgres database is down, and I try connecting to it using an existing connection, I get the Enter Credential dialog.

While the dialog does indicate "Connection refused" at the bottom, it's not appropriate to ask me to check my credentials--the main point of the dialog--when the database is in fact down completely.

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Related issue(s): #17129 (duplicates)
Redmine related issue(s): 8345

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[qgib]

Author Name: Aren Cambre (Aren Cambre)

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#17129 may be related.

[qgib]

Author Name: Jürgen Fischer (@jef-n)

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The dialog isn't postgres specific and doesn't know which (potentially localized) error message points to missing or wrong credentials. I'd see it as an error message box, that gives you the opportunity to enter credentials just in case.

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• fixed_version_id was changed from Version 2.0.0 to Future Release - High Priority
• priority_id was changed from Normal to Low

[qgib]

Author Name: Jürgen Fischer (@jef-n)

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closing for the lack of feedback.

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• resolution was changed from to wontfix
• status_id was changed from Open to Closed