Tony Caduto <tony_caduto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Is there a way to tell libpq in the connection string or something not > to use a pgpass.conf file? I looked in the libpq docs but didn't really > see anything. Making pgpass files harder or more annoying to use does not strike me as a good idea. I realize you're a bit ticked off right now, but for the vast majority of users they're a very nice feature. regards, tom lane