Desidero wrote: > When attempting to use something like an anonymous pipe for a > passfile, psql throws an error stating that it only accepts plain files So the script doing that has access to the password(s) in clear text. Can't it instead push the password into the PGPASSWORD environment variable, avoiding creating .pgpass in any form? Best regards, -- Daniel Vérité PostgreSQL-powered mailer: http://www.manitou-mail.org Twitter: @DanielVerite -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general