Re: FW: [ppa-dev] Severe bug in debian - phppgadmin opens - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: FW: [ppa-dev] Severe bug in debian - phppgadmin opens
Date
Msg-id 200111282035.fASKZlb04404@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: FW: [ppa-dev] Severe bug in debian - phppgadmin opens  (Doug McNaught <doug@wireboard.com>)
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> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> 
> > OK, new text is:
> > 
> >     <envar>PGPASSWORD</envar>
> >     sets the password used if the backend demands password
> >     authentication. This is not recommended because the password can
> >     be read by others using <command>ps -e</command>.
> 
> Just a nit--the 'e' option is for Berkeley-style ps (/usr/ucb/ps on
> Solaris).  SysV ps doesn't have an equivalent from what I can see,
> (though I may have missed it) and '-e' does something totally
> different. 

OK, I reread what you said and I see now I am not going to get away with
being brief.  Text is now:
<envar>PGPASSWORD</envar>sets the password used if the backend demands passwordauthentication. This is not recommended
becausethe password canbe read by others using a <command>ps</command> environment flagon some platforms.
 

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