Re: Solaris and Ident - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Michael Fuhr
Subject Re: Solaris and Ident
Date
Msg-id 20070310224341.GA93369@winnie.fuhr.org
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In response to Re: Solaris and Ident  (D Unit <dthompso@email.arizona.edu>)
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On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 10:29:46AM -0800, D Unit wrote:
> I can't get the .pgpass file working. I think the problem may have to do with
> the fact that the user's home directory is '/'. Is there a way to specify a
> different location for .pgpass other than '~/.pgpass'?

Set the PGPASSFILE environment variable.  Also, make sure group and
world have no permissions on the file.

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/interactive/libpq-pgpass.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/interactive/libpq-envars.html

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Michael Fuhr

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