Re: Pass password in scripts?

Correct - whoever is running the script (and therefore psql), psql will look
in their home directory.

-p

-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-novice-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
[mailto:pgsql-novice-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Neil Aggarwal
Sent: Thursday, 15 February 2007 12:55
To: 'Tom Lane'
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] Pass password in scripts?

Tom:

There is no ~ directory for the db user.
The scripts run as root.

Should I put it in the home directory for root?

Thanks,
Neil

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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us]
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 7:35 PM
To: Neil Aggarwal
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] Pass password in scripts?

"Neil Aggarwal" <neil(at)JAMMConsulting(dot)com> writes:
> With mysql, I can pass the password to the database in
> the command line call to the terminal client.

Really? That's an enormous security hole, because anyone running "ps"
on the system can see your password.

> Is there a way to do that with psql?

Consider using a ~/.pgpass file instead. Much safer.

regards, tom lane

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