From: | Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
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To: | "Roberts, Jon" <Jon(dot)Roberts(at)asurion(dot)com> |
Cc: | pgadmin-hackers <pgadmin-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Using pgAdmin and pgAgent with Greenplum |
Date: | 2007-10-31 18:49:01 |
Message-ID: | 4728CE1D.6040206@postgresql.org |
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Roberts, Jon wrote:
>> Roberts, Jon wrote:
>>> There are three problems with having a custom connection string for each
>>> step. 1) If I need to update the connection like change the password, I
>>> have to do it for each step. 2) Developers will see the password in
>> clear
>>> text.
>> I consider those irrelevant because plastered all over the docs will be
>> something like "Don't use passwords here, put them in pgpass files
>> instead". Besides, #2 would be the case even if you defined the servers
>> in a separate table.
>>
>
> I was unaware of pgpass. So you are saying I would create/edit the file to
> have hostname:port:database:username:password and then in the step, I would
> just reference the hostname? If so, I completely agree with you and that
> would be awesome!
You need to specify any non-default values... but then you normally
should be doing that for the pgAgent daemon/service as well (unless you
use ident).
> I'm guessing I can use pgpass with dblink too?
Any libpq based application. It's also where pgAdmin stores passwords
you opt to save.
Regards, Dave
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