Re: Create Linux Script for PostgreSQL database backup

Tom Lane wrote:

>Naomi Walker <nwalke(at)eldocomp(dot)com> writes:
>
>
>>Christopher Browne wrote:
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>>>>One question , if you set access to server with password in
>>>>pg_hba.conf how can you pass the apssword in the script?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>You don't have to if you put it in $HOME/.pgpass; see the
>>>documentation for the format of that file...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>True, but I see that as a *big* security hole.
>>
>>
>
>As opposed to putting it in the script file? Surely you jest.
>
> regards, tom lane
>
>
Anything would plain text would be a problem. Isnt .pgpass plain text?

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