Re: PostgreSQL backup script

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Søren Neigaard <s(dot)neigaard(at)mobilethink(dot)dk>
Cc: "'pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org'" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL backup script
Date: 2003-05-01 14:22:16
Message-ID: 16231.1051798936@sss.pgh.pa.us
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=?iso-8859-1?Q?S=F8ren_Neigaard?= <s(dot)neigaard(at)mobilethink(dot)dk> writes:
> I need this to work without passwords

Then don't use a password-based authentication mechanism.
If you are on an OS that supports IDENT over Unix-socket connections,
that's often a pretty good alternative for verifying local connections.

If you are on PG 7.3 you could also consider keeping passwords in
~/.pgpass.

regards, tom lane

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