Re: PGPASSWORD

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: postgresbugs <postgresbugs(at)grifent(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PGPASSWORD
Date: 2005-02-25 16:08:04
Message-ID: 5629.1109347684@sss.pgh.pa.us
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postgresbugs <postgresbugs(at)grifent(dot)com> writes:
> I would like to recommend removing the deprecation flag from PGPASSWORD.

Do you understand why it's deprecated? It's because on some operating
systems, everyone on the machine can see your environment variable
values (if they know how to look). We cannot prevent that.

regards, tom lane

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