Re: Need to run pg_dump from the laptop without entering the password

Hey Sarwar,

Thanks for reaching out. If you want to schedule a job from your
*Windows *laptop
without entering the password, you can use the *pgpass.conf* file. This
file allows you to manage passwords for PostgreSQL connections.

Here's how you can do it:

1. Open the *pgpass.conf* file in a text editor.

2. Add a new line in the format: *hostname:port:database:username:password
or **hostname:port:*:username:password*

3. Save the file.

After setting up the* pgpass.conf* file (like
*C:\Users\<your_user_name>\AppData\Roaming\postgresql\pgpass.conf*), you
should be able to schedule the job without entering the password.

Thank you!

*Best Regards:*
Ramanna Gunde

*Don't complain about the HEAT, **PLANT A Tree*

On Sat, 21 Oct 2023 at 20:41, M Sarwar <sarwarmd02(at)outlook(dot)com> wrote:

> Hello,
> Environment:-
> Database Postgres 13.7 is running from AWS RDS.
> I am trying to run pg_dump from my Windows laptop which has got pgAdmin
> installed on it.
> When I installed pgAdmin, it has pg_dump on the client side.
> Now I am trying to make backup using pg_dump from my laptop. I am trying
> to run as Windows job from the laptop.
> I need to schedule the job without entering the password.
> I am going to look into scheduling job thru aws which is later and not
> right now.
> Can you please help me in scheduling thru Windows from my laptop without
> entering the password?
> I am having issues with entering the password while running this job.
> Thanks,
> Sarwar
>

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*Best Regards:*
Ramanna Gunde

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*PLANT A .*