Re: create batch script to import into postgres tables - Mailing list pgsql-admin

On 6/19/20 7:17 AM, pepevo wrote:
> I understand your post about "password does not take an argument, it is 
> meant to be used as is. The purpose is to force a password prompt." When 
> I used -W and --password=.  That's what I said I will try pgpassfile.  
> Thought it like mysq/oracle can indicate out without creating password 
> file.

If you want to expose your password in the script file then:

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/app-psql.html

Usage
Connecting to a Database

"An alternative way to specify connection parameters is in a conninfo 
string or a URI, which is used instead of a database name. This 
mechanism give you very wide control over the connection. For example:

$ psql "service=myservice sslmode=require"
$ psql postgresql://dbmaster:5433/mydb?sslmode=require

This way you can also use LDAP for connection parameter lookup as 
described in Section 33.17. See Section 33.1.2 for more information on 
all the available connection options."

So:

psql 
postgresql://PSmasteruser:mypassword@hostname.amazonaws.com:5432/PSCIDR

or

psql 'dbname=PSCIDR user=PSmasteruser host=hostname.amazonaws.com port= 
5432 password=mypassword '

> 
> Thank you again.
> 
> Bach-Nga
> 
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> 
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>
> Date: 6/19/20 09:58 (GMT-05:00)
> To: Pepe TD Vo <pepevo@yahoo.com>, cgerard999@gmail.com
> Cc: Christopher Browne <cbbrowne@gmail.com>, Pgsql-admin 
> <pgsql-admin@postgresql.org>, Pgsql-general <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
> Subject: Re: create batch script to import into postgres tables
> 
> On 6/19/20 6:53 AM, Pepe TD Vo wrote:
>  > Thank you sir and I am sorry for the typo not having "--" on password.
>  > I did spelling out with --password=mypassword
> 
> Please go back and read my post again.
> 
>  >
>  >>> echo select count(*) from tableA; | "C:\Program
>  > Files\PostgreSQL\11\bin\psql" -U PSmasteruser -d PSCIDR -h
>  > hostname.amazonaws.com -p 5432 --password=mypassword
>  >
>  > even -W for password
>  >>> echo select count(*) from tableA; | "C:\Program
>  > Files\PostgreSQL\11\bin\psql" -U PSmasteruser -d PSCIDR -h
>  > hostname.amazonaws.com -p 5432 -W=mypassword
>  >
>  > none of them work, still prompt me for password to type in.  I will look
>  > into the pgpassfile which I know it will fail again.
>  >
>  >
>  > very respectfully,
>  >
>  > **
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>  >
>  > On Friday, June 19, 2020, 09:19:35 AM EDT, Adrian Klaver
>  > <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com> wrote:
>  >
>  >
>  > On 6/19/20 4:12 AM, Pepe TD Vo wrote:
>  >  > thank you,   I tried that too, remove the quote around the echo and it
>  >  > prompt for password, as I mentioned no matter I put -P mypassword no
>  >  > matter what I spell out password=mypassword still argument error
>  >
>  > Once again -P has nothing to do with password. Also --password does not
>  > take an argument, it is meant to be used as is. The purpose is to force
>  > a password prompt. This is all spelled out here:
>  >
>  > https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/app-psql.html
>  >
>  > Also spelled out in above is:
>  >
>  > " It is also convenient to have a ~/.pgpass file to avoid regularly
>  > having to type in passwords. See Section 33.15 for more information."
>  >
>  > And Section 33.15:
>  >
>  > https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/libpq-pgpass.html
>  >
>  > "The file .pgpass in a user's home directory can contain passwords to be
>  > used if the connection requires a password (and no password has been
>  > specified otherwise).  ..."
>  >
>  > Read more at link for how to do that.
>  >
>  >
>  >  >
>  >  >  >>echo select count(*) from tableA; | "C:\Program
>  >  > Files\PostgreSQL\11\bin\psql" -U PSmasteruser -d PSCIDR -h
>  >  > hostname.amazonaws.com -p 5432
>  >  >
>  >  >  >> echo select count(*) from tableA; | "C:\Program
>  >  > Files\PostgreSQL\11\bin\psql" -U PSmasteruser -d PSCIDR -h
>  >  > hostname.amazonaws.com -p 5432 password=mypassword
>  >  >
>  >  > all usernames are same password.
>  >  >
>  >  > thank you so much for all input.
>  >  >
>  >  > v/r,
>  >  >
>  >  > **
>  >  > *Bach-Nga
>  >
>  > --
>  > Adrian Klaver
>  > adrian.klaver@aklaver.com <mailto:adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>
>  >
>  >
> 
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> Adrian Klaver
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> 
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