Re: Logging on without prompt for password

On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 10:38 AM, Rossi, Maria <maria(dot)rossi(at)jackson(dot)com>
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> Hi,
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> Is there a way of enabling a user to logon without being prompted for
> password? I know there is the .pgpass file, but this file requires the
> port# and my server has several postgres clusters with different port#.
> So, am not sure if I can use the .pgpass file.
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You can enter a '*' in any field in .pgpass. So,

hostname:port:database:username:password

127.0.0.1:*:*:postgres:abc

Would authenticate the postgres user with pass: abc to any database on
any port on 127.0.0.1

--
Scott Mead
Sr. Architect
OpenSCG, inc
www.openscg.com

scottm(at)openscg(dot)com

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> And at the pg_hba.conf file, the id already has ‘trust’ method, but it is
> still being prompted for password.
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> This id will be used for automated scanning and needs to run pg_dumpall.
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> Thanks.
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> *Maria A Rossi*
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