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From momjian@svr1.postgresql.org (Bruce Momjian)
Subject pgsql: Clarify PGPASSWORD usage: ! authentication.
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Msg-id 20050226183904.BC64656697@svr1.postgresql.org
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Clarify PGPASSWORD usage:

! authentication.  Use of this environment variable is not
! recommended for security reasons (some operating systems
! allow non-root users to see process environment variables via
! <application>ps</>); instead consider using  the
! <filename>~/.pgpass</> file (see <xref linkend="libpq-pgpass">).

Modified Files:
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    pgsql/doc/src/sgml:
        libpq.sgml (r1.179 -> r1.180)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml.diff?r1=1.179&r2=1.180)

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