Re: [GENERAL] pgpass file type restrictions - Mailing list pgsql-general

    Desidero wrote:

> When attempting to use something like an anonymous pipe for a
> passfile, psql throws an error stating that it only accepts plain files

So the script doing that has access to the password(s) in clear text.
Can't it instead push the password into the PGPASSWORD
environment variable, avoiding creating .pgpass in any form?


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