On Wed, 2005-06-15 at 10:55, Richard Huxton wrote:
> Zlatko Matić wrote:
> > Hello.
> >
> > Till now I've been working with Postgres only through pgAdminIII.
> > Postgres is installed on WIndows XP. Now I need to use pg_dumpall. I
> > have found folder with different Postgres aplications, placed in
> > C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.0\bin. When I double-click on any of
> > them, I am prompted for password, but I can't input anything (!?).
> > The cursor is blinking but no text apears as I'm typing. What's wrong
> > ? Is there any other way for starting/executing those programs, such
> > as pg_dumpall ?
>
> They're command-line programs. You should run them from a command-prompt
> window.
Assuming they are starting their own window here, it is NORMAL for
secure applications to NOT echo back output when you are typing in your
keyboard. This lack of feedback is for security reasons. It should be
accepting the password. Does the terminal respond when you hit enter?
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