Re: pgBackRest on old installation - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Ray O'Donnell
Subject Re: pgBackRest on old installation
Date
Msg-id 979cb82a-6e52-4446-9fd2-6ab1f348e443@rodonnell.ie
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In response to Re: pgBackRest on old installation  (Achilleas Mantzios - cloud <a.mantzios@cloud.gatewaynet.com>)
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On 21/11/2023 11:59, Achilleas Mantzios - cloud wrote:
> On 11/21/23 08:36, KK CHN wrote:
> 
>> Thank you.  Its worked out well. But a basic doubt ? is storing the DB 
>> superuser password in .pgpass is advisable ? What other options do we 
>> have ?

The .pgpass file is stored in the user's home directory, and from memory 
I think it won't get used at all if the permissions allow anyone other 
than the user to read it, so it's safer than it sounds!

Ray.


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Raymond O'Donnell // Galway // Ireland
ray@rodonnell.ie




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