Luca Ferrari <fluca1978@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I've got my pgpass file: > backup@backup:~$ cat ~/.pgpass > 192.168.1.2:5432:raydb:ray:xxxxxxx > 192.168.1.2:5432:hrpmdb:hrpm:xxxxx > 192.168.1.2:5432:vatcontrollerdb:vatcontroller:xxxxxx > ... But if I try to execute the following: > pg_dump --create --column-inserts -v -f raydb_ott_20_08.sql -U ray -h > sedeldap raydb AFAICT the matching of .pgpass entries to a connection attempt is strictly textual. "sedeldap" != "192.168.1.2" therefore none of these entries apply. The question is not so much why ray isn't getting let in, as why anyone else is ... regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general