Re: Re: [NOVICE] Password protection?

From: "Joel Burton" <jburton(at)scw(dot)org>
To: "Joel Burton" <jburton(at)scw(dot)org>
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Re: [NOVICE] Password protection?
Date: 2000-12-04 22:03:21
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[ answer about PG passwords deleted ]

> PgSQL stores the plaintext password. Non-superusers can only look at
> pg_password, where the password is starred out, but pg_shadow shows
> the real passwords.

Oops! I meant "pg_user", not "pg_password". The whole
/etc/passwd and /etc/shadow playing with my mind!

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Joel Burton, Director of Information Systems -*- jburton(at)scw(dot)org
Support Center of Washington (www.scw.org)

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