Re: psql and passwd - Mailing list pgsql-jdbc

From Dave Cramer
Subject Re: psql and passwd
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Msg-id 1037709653.18319.33.camel@inspiron.cramers
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In response to psql and passwd  (Alex Dovlecel <dovle@kbs.twi.tudelft.nl>)
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This isn't a jdbc question but I will answer it anyway

use -U postgres in your scripts as the user or make yourself a super
user and it won't ask you for a password

Dave
On Tue, 2002-11-19 at 07:34, Alex Dovlecel wrote:
> Hello all
> I create a bash file that
> 1)drops the database
> 2)create the database again
> 3)call the psql on initdb.sql file (wich creates the tables and stuff)
> 4)call the psql on populatedb.sql file
>
> It works fine... but there is something that I don't like
> Step 1) ask me the account passwd
> Step 2) ask me the account passwd
> Step 3) ask me the account passwd
> Step 4) ask me the account passwd
>
> So I have to type the passwd 4 times... for each command!!!
>
> Is there any way around this: to send the password from command line as a
> parameter?
>
> I am using bash so there might be someone who can tell me if I can use some
> pipe mechanisms to achieve this ?
>
> Tx
> dovle
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