" PGPASSWORD sets the password used if the server demands password authentication. Use of this environment variable is not recommended for security reasons (some operating systems allow non-root users to see process environment variables via ps); instead consider using the ~/.pgpass file " -- Husam -----Original Message----- From: pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of teknet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 9:08 AM To: pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: scripts and ~/.psqlrc Hello I want to write some scripts which could connect to databse and work in background. I want to avoid situation in which i have to manually/interactively give appriopriate password everytime i query database. How can i do it in most easily way ? I found that there is ~/.psqlrc file which could be used as configuration file for user. Can i put there databsename, hostname, username and most important: password ?, so i could connect to my database only by typing: #psql Thanx Michal ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly ********************************************************************** This message contains confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee(s) named above and may contain information that is legally privileged. If you are not the addressee, or the person responsible for delivering it to the addressee, you are hereby notified that reading, disseminating, distributing or copying this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message by mistake, please immediately notify us by replying to the message and delete the original message immediately thereafter. Thank you. FADLD Tag ********************************************************************** ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
