Re: [PATCH] pg_autovacuum commandline password hiding.

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Ian FREISLICH <if(at)hetzner(dot)co(dot)za>
Cc: pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pg_autovacuum commandline password hiding.
Date: 2005-05-24 14:16:58
Message-ID: 20404.1116944218@sss.pgh.pa.us
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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.
Use ~/.pgpass instead.

regards, tom lane

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