Re: PGPASSWORD - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: PGPASSWORD
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Msg-id 5629.1109347684@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to PGPASSWORD  (postgresbugs <postgresbugs@grifent.com>)
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postgresbugs <postgresbugs@grifent.com> writes:
> I would like to recommend removing the deprecation flag from PGPASSWORD.

Do you understand why it's deprecated?  It's because on some operating
systems, everyone on the machine can see your environment variable
values (if they know how to look).  We cannot prevent that.

            regards, tom lane

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