Re: [PATCH] pg_autovacuum commandline password hiding.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-patches-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> [mailto:pgsql-patches-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Tom Lane
> Sent: 24 May 2005 15:17
> To: Ian FREISLICH
> Cc: pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [PATCHES] [PATCH] pg_autovacuum commandline
> password hiding.
>
> Ian FREISLICH <if(at)hetzner(dot)co(dot)za> writes:
> > ... The only thing is that
> > pg_autovacuum keeps the password supplied on the commandline so
> > anyone that does a 'ps' can get the database superuser password.
>
> Which is exactly why we don't (and won't) provide such a switch.

Err, yes we do:

root(at)zankou:~# ~postgres/bin/pg_autovacuum -h
usage: pg_autovacuum
[-D] Daemonize (Detach from tty and run in the background)
[-d] debug (debug level=0,1,2,3; default=0)
[-s] sleep base value (default=300)
[-S] sleep scaling factor (default=2.000000)
[-v] vacuum base threshold (default=1000)
[-V] vacuum scaling factor (default=2.000000)
[-a] analyze base threshold (default=500)
[-A] analyze scaling factor (default=1.000000)
[-L] logfile (default=none)
[-c] vacuum_cost_delay (default=none)
[-C] vacuum_cost_page_hit (default=none)
[-m] vacuum_cost_page_miss (default=none)
[-n] vacuum_cost_page_dirty (default=none)
[-l] vacuum_cost_limit (default=none)
[-U] username (libpq default)
[-P] password (libpq default)
[-H] host (libpq default)
[-p] port (libpq default)
[-h] help (Show this output)

:-(

Regards, Dave.