Re: Remove psql's -W option

From: Vik Fearing <vik(dot)fearing(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
To: Fabien COELHO <coelho(at)cri(dot)ensmp(dot)fr>, David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
Cc: PostgreSQL Development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Remove psql's -W option
Date: 2018-07-21 22:51:05
Message-ID: d5bc82a6-1d39-9a2e-a089-e83c79c6e8a3@2ndquadrant.com
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-hackers

On 22/07/18 00:41, Fabien COELHO wrote:
>
> Hello David,
>
>> I'd like to $Subject for 12.
>>
>> There are scripts it could break, but not ones that weren't already
>> broken in ways important to access control.
>>
>> What say?
>
> What is the rational?

It's first on our list of things not to do:
https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Don't_Do_This#Don.27t_use_psql_-W_or_--password
--
Vik Fearing +33 6 46 75 15 36
http://2ndQuadrant.fr PostgreSQL : Expertise, Formation et Support

In response to

Responses

Browse pgsql-hackers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Tom Lane 2018-07-21 23:20:08 Re: Non-portable shell code in pg_upgrade tap tests
Previous Message Tels 2018-07-21 22:49:33 Re: Non-portable shell code in pg_upgrade tap tests