Re: Can't connect to Windows port + other

From: "Matthew T(dot) O'Connor" <matthew(at)zeut(dot)net>
To: Anony Mous <A(dot)Mous(at)shaw(dot)ca>
Cc: 'Tom Lane' <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Can't connect to Windows port + other
Date: 2004-09-02 03:33:34
Message-ID: 4136948E.8010608@zeut.net
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Anony Mous wrote:

> Great, I found the part of the docs referring to this (ch 27.11) however, it
> refers to creating this file in the user's home directory. It seems this
> part of the documentation is assuming I'm using *nix. In Windows, where
> should this file be located? Also, .pgpass is an invalid file name in Win.

What is invalid about it? Windows explorer tried to be cute and doesn't
allow you to create it, but that doesn't stop you from creating it with
another program. Also, windows has users home directories, so the
.pgpass file would go there, perhaps:

C:\Documents and Setting\postgres\.pgpass

Matthew

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