Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net> writes:
> There was also that (old) thread about making the recovery.conf parameters
> be general GUCs. I don't actually remember the consensus there, but diong
> that would certainly change how it's handled as well.
It strikes me that keeping a password embedded in the conninfo from being
exposed might be quite a bit harder/riskier if it became a GUC. Something
to keep in mind if we ever try to make that change ...
regards, tom lane