> 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.
-- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610)
853-3000+ If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill,
Pennsylvania19026
