Re: hardcode password in connect string

Rob Sargent <robjsargent@xxxxxxxxx> · Fri, 13 Apr 2018 12:47:55 -0600



    On 04/13/2018 12:46 PM, James Keener
      wrote:

    
    Is
      setting it as an environment variable an option? https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/libpq-envars.html

      
      Alternatively, a service file? https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/libpq-pgservice.html

      
      Jim

      
      On April 13, 2018 2:43:01 PM EDT, David
        Gauthier <davegauthierpg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
        
          Hi:
            

            PG v9.5.2 on RHEL
            

            I like to use an alias to connect to my favorite DBs
              but don't like to enter passwords.  I used to just disable
              passwords (working behind a firewall), but this one is
              different.  I see nothing in the interactive connect
              string where I can enter the password...
            

            psql -h thehost -U memyselfi mydb
            

            Missing something like "-p mypassword"
            

            Is there a way I can stick the pw in the linux alias
              definition ?
            

            Just thinking something like this may be available
              since hardcoded passwords are supported in perl/dbi, pg
              driver
            

            Thanks !
          
        
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    This is usually done in ~/.pgpass