R: Authentication in batch processing - Mailing list pgsql-admin

Hi there,

I've got the same problem after upgrading from pgsql 7.1.2... My dump
scripts weren't working no more.
I've solved the problem modifying the source code and recompiling
postgres.

I've simply commented out the /dev/tty fopen and re-enabled the
stdin/stdout by default.

The modified source file is: src/bin/psql/common.c

This is the original code:

        termin = fopen("/dev/tty", "r");
        termout = fopen("/dev/tty", "w");
        if (!termin || !termout)
        {
                if (termin)
                        fclose(termin);
                if (termout)
                        fclose(termout);
                termin = stdin;
                termout = stderr;
        }

This is the patched code:

/*
        termin = fopen("/dev/tty", "r");
        termout = fopen("/dev/tty", "w");
        if (!termin || !termout)
        {
                if (termin)
                        fclose(termin);
                if (termout)
                        fclose(termout);*/
                termin = stdin;
                termout = stderr;
/*      }*/

Hope it helps for the moment while waiting for version 7.3

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us]
> Sent: tuesday 4 july 2002 18.16
> To: Alfred Anzlovar
> Cc: Alfred Anzlovar; pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Authentication in batch processing
>
>
> Alfred Anzlovar wrote:
> > On Thu, 4 Jul 2002, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > > How about PGUSER/PGPASSWORD?  That will work.  This is
> assuming you
> > > don't have an OS (BSD?) that displays environment variables for a
> > > process.
> >
> > No BSD, Linux. And it works. Thanks.
> >
> > Well, I must admit we had some rain today, but after your
> answer sun
> > came
> > from behind the clouds :)
> >
> > More thanks and greetings from the Sunny side of the Alps. Alfred
> > Anzlovar
>
> 7.3 may remove PGPASSWORD, I think, and instead allow you to
> specify a file that contains the password.
>
> > PS
> > Is it ok to send e-mail to pgsql-admin@postgresql.org AND TO you?
>
> Yes, of course.
>
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