Re: pgBackRest on old installation

From: Ray O'Donnell <ray(at)rodonnell(dot)ie>
To: Achilleas Mantzios - cloud <a(dot)mantzios(at)cloud(dot)gatewaynet(dot)com>, KK CHN <kkchn(dot)in(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pgBackRest on old installation
Date: 2023-11-21 12:58:48
Message-ID: 979cb82a-6e52-4446-9fd2-6ab1f348e443@rodonnell.ie
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On 21/11/2023 11:59, Achilleas Mantzios - cloud wrote:
> On 11/21/23 08:36, KK CHN wrote:
>
>> Thank you.  Its worked out well. But a basic doubt ? is storing the DB
>> superuser password in .pgpass is advisable ? What other options do we
>> have ?

The .pgpass file is stored in the user's home directory, and from memory
I think it won't get used at all if the permissions allow anyone other
than the user to read it, so it's safer than it sounds!

Ray.

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Raymond O'Donnell // Galway // Ireland
ray(at)rodonnell(dot)ie

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