Re: Can't connect to Windows port + other - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Matthew T. O'Connor
Subject Re: Can't connect to Windows port + other
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Msg-id 4136948E.8010608@zeut.net
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In response to Re: Can't connect to Windows port + other  ("Anony Mous" <A.Mous@shaw.ca>)
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Anony Mous wrote:

> Great, I found the part of the docs referring to this (ch 27.11) however, it
> refers to creating this file in the user's home directory.  It seems this
> part of the documentation is assuming I'm using *nix.  In Windows, where
> should this file be located?  Also, .pgpass is an invalid file name in Win.

What is invalid about it?  Windows explorer tried to be cute and doesn't
allow you to create it, but that doesn't stop you from creating it with
another program.  Also, windows has users home directories, so the
.pgpass file would go there, perhaps:

C:\Documents and Setting\postgres\.pgpass

Matthew



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