On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 09:30, Ow Mun Heng<ow.mun.heng@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tommy Gildseth [mailto:tommy.gildseth@xxxxxxxxxxx] > > Ow Mun Heng wrote: >>> I'm starting to use DBLink / DBI-Link and one of the "bad" things is that >>> the password is out in the clear. >>> What can I do to prevent it from being such? How do I protect it from >>> 'innocent' users? > >>If I'm not mistaken, it's possible to put your password in the .pgpass >>file in the postgres-users home folder, on the server where the postgres >>cluster is running. > > Isn't that how one connects using the CLI? Eg: via psql? You need to put it in the .pgpass file of the postgres user - the one that runs the server. .pgpass is dealt with by libpq, and DBLink and DBI-Link both use libpq to connect to the remote server. -- Magnus Hagander Me: http://www.hagander.net/ Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/ -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
