2010/4/1 Christophe Dore <c.dore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > - is there any configuration that can be done on server side to prevent > the client side to use such file to read passwords ? No. It happens before the user ha slogged in, obviously. > - is there any options that can be set in postgres libpq C library to > prevent the connection functions to search for password in files ? No, but you could possibly set the PGPASSFILE environment variable to a place where you *know* there won't be a pgpass file, if you can determine such a place. -- Magnus Hagander Me: http://www.hagander.net/ Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/ -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general