Re: I "might" have found a bug on 8.2.1 win32 - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Magnus Hagander
Subject Re: I "might" have found a bug on 8.2.1 win32
Date
Msg-id 20070201231545.GC18987@svr2.hagander.net
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In response to Re: I "might" have found a bug on 8.2.1 win32  (Tony Caduto <tony_caduto@amsoftwaredesign.com>)
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On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 02:17:00PM -0600, Tony Caduto wrote:
> Dave Page wrote:
> >Could this be proof of you using pgAdmin ( :-) ) and checking the Store
> >Password option? That'll save it in pgpass.conf in your profile.
> >
> >/D
> >
> >
> I won't deny I have it installed :-)  I don't remember using the stored
> password option though.
> Do you also use that for the pg_restore/pg_dump so you don't have to
> pipe the password?
>
> Why don't you just store the password in a file in the same directory as
> the pgAdmin executable?  That way it would not affect other
> applications.

That would of course break every sensible windows install in the world,
but other than that is'a good idea ;-)

Seriously, it could store it in a separate file for pgAdmin, but then
you would run into the issue of pg_dump and such I guess.

//Magnus

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