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Re: [PATCH] pg_autovacuum commandline password hiding. - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [PATCH] pg_autovacuum commandline password hiding.
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Msg-id 20404.1116944218@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to [PATCH] pg_autovacuum commandline password hiding.  (Ian FREISLICH <if@hetzner.co.za>)
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Ian FREISLICH <if@hetzner.co.za> writes:
> ...  The only thing is that
> pg_autovacuum keeps the password supplied on the commandline so
> anyone that does a 'ps' can get the database superuser password.

Which is exactly why we don't (and won't) provide such a switch.
Use ~/.pgpass instead.

            regards, tom lane

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