Jasen Betts <jasen@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On 2009-11-17, Ashesh Vashi <ashesh.vashi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> You can always use the environment variable PGPASSWORD to do that. >> Though - it is not recommended to use for security reason. :( > as long as it's not in the default environment it's better than a > command-line password. On some platforms it's possible to see all of a process's environment variables using ps-like tools. That's why PGPASSWORD is deprecated. If you're certain that your platform is not like this, then "export PGPASSWORD=foo" is probably reasonably safe. On the whole, though, a .pgpass file is probably safer as well as more convenient. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
