Re: psql without password prompt

Set the PGPASSWORD environment variable or supply it on STDIN. Your user
environment may be visible to other users so PGPASSWORD may not be secure.
I just don't mount /proc so I don't worry about that (I run OpenBSD which
doesn't require /proc like linux tends to). You may also consider sending
the password in on STDIN.

If that doesn't work then use a scripting language and don't use psql.

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On 29 May 2002, Wei Weng wrote:

> I want to run a SQL script in my crontab job which requires using psql
> without having to input password every time. I am running postgresql
> 7.2.
>
> What is the trick?
>
> Thank you.
>
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