Re: Automating logins for mundane chores - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Decibel!
Subject Re: Automating logins for mundane chores
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Msg-id B9694866-E480-4B55-A0BF-1613FA7DDB1A@decibel.org
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In response to Automating logins for mundane chores  ("Phoenix Kiula" <phoenix.kiula@gmail.com>)
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On Aug 18, 2007, at 5:20 AM, Phoenix Kiula wrote:
> I am writing some simple batch scripts to login to the DB and do a
> pg_dump. Also, when I login to do my own SQL tinkering, I'd like not
> to be asked for a password every time (which, for silly corporate
> reasons, is quite a convoluted one).
>
> So I read up on .pgpass.

FWIW, *IF* you can trust identd in your environment, I find it to be
easier to deal with than .pgpass or the like.
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