On 06/24/2013 11:36 PM, Frank Broniewski wrote:
>>> However, when I call createdb, it fails:
>>>
>>> $ createdb -h 192.168.1.4 -U postgres --no-password
>>> JobSearch
>>> createdb: could not connect to database postgres:
>>> fe_sendauth: no
>>> password supplied
>>>
>
> Hi,
>
> isn't your --no-password switch preventing this? I never use this switch
> and my .pgpass is used by shell scripts and other programs ...
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/interactive/app-createdb.html
-w
--no-password
Never issue a password prompt. If the server requires password
authentication and a password is not available by other means such as a
.pgpass file, the connection attempt will fail. This option can be
useful in batch jobs and scripts where no user is present to enter a
password.
>
>
> Frank
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