Re: pg_dump "feature" - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: pg_dump "feature"
Date
Msg-id 18025.1058365770@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to pg_dump "feature"  ("Viorel Dragomir" <bc@vio.ro>)
List pgsql-sql
"Viorel Dragomir" <bc@vio.ro> writes:
> In 7.3.x the pg_dump accepts the password only from stdin. The user must en=
> ter his password.
> It's a feature or a bug, because i can't see any logic in this behaviour.

It's a feature ... or at least an intentional change.

If you want to keep your password in a file, see the ~/.pgpass feature.
        regards, tom lane


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