| From: | Guillaume Lelarge <guillaume(at)lelarge(dot)info> |
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| To: | rod(at)iol(dot)ie |
| Cc: | Ricardo Martin Gomez <rimartingomez(at)hotmail(dot)com>, James Keener <jim(at)jimkeener(dot)com>, David Gauthier <davegauthierpg(at)gmail(dot)com>, "pgsql-generallists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: hardcode password in connect string |
| Date: | 2018-04-15 17:09:36 |
| Message-ID: | CAECtzeWYVqZ2R6MDowR9wx_4emjBYrruKCcbbaSAjTetc5EK2Q@mail.gmail.com |
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2018-04-15 17:16 GMT+02:00 Raymond O'Donnell <rod(at)iol(dot)ie>:
> On 15/04/18 12:35, Ricardo Martin Gomez wrote:
>
>> Hello David,
>> I think so, the parameter you need in psql command is -w mipassword.
>>
>
> Sorry, this is not correct. -w causes psql *never* to prompt for a
> password, and -W forces a password prompt. Neither allows the password to
> be passed as an argument - I don't think that this is possible with psql.
>
>
You're right, that's not possible (as an argument). And it is a security
*feature*.
> Details here:
>
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/static/app-psql.html
>
> Ray.
>
--
Guillaume.
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