I'm using the command vaccumdb like this:
su - postgres -c "vacuumdb AgenteSIP"
I don't need to introduce the password for postgres.
I think thos is all you need.
Raquel Vieira
On Monday 17 November 2003 10:53 am, Cris Carampa wrote:
> Sorry if this is a naive question. I'm using postgresql 7.2 on Linux
> with password authentication. I wish to issue a vaccumdb command every
> night via crontab. The problem is that vacuumdb always prompts for a
> password. How can I pass the password to vacuumdb without having to
> manually type it?
>
> Kind regards,