Re: Scheduled jobs - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andrew Sullivan
Subject Re: Scheduled jobs
Date
Msg-id 20030513144134.GD17824@libertyrms.info
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In response to Re: Scheduled jobs  (Þórhallur Hálfdánarson <tolli@tol.li>)
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On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 01:33:25PM +0000, ??rhallur H?lfd?narson wrote:
> The suggestion on using ident was to eliminate the need for storing
> passwords in the first place...

But how are you going to let them run scheduled jobs inside the
postmaster if they can't be authenticated, then?  You either have to
use .pgpass, user kerberos, or use ident; nothing else is safe in the
context you're discussing.  I don't understand the problem.

A

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