| From: | Decibel! <decibel(at)decibel(dot)org> |
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| To: | Phoenix Kiula <phoenix(dot)kiula(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Automating logins for mundane chores |
| Date: | 2007-08-23 17:40:08 |
| Message-ID: | B9694866-E480-4B55-A0BF-1613FA7DDB1A@decibel.org |
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On Aug 18, 2007, at 5:20 AM, Phoenix Kiula wrote:
> I am writing some simple batch scripts to login to the DB and do a
> pg_dump. Also, when I login to do my own SQL tinkering, I'd like not
> to be asked for a password every time (which, for silly corporate
> reasons, is quite a convoluted one).
>
> So I read up on .pgpass.
FWIW, *IF* you can trust identd in your environment, I find it to be
easier to deal with than .pgpass or the like.
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Decibel!, aka Jim Nasby decibel(at)decibel(dot)org
EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com 512.569.9461 (cell)
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