Re: PGPASSWORDFILE env var for libpq - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: PGPASSWORDFILE env var for libpq
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.44.0208111942090.18506-200000@cm-lcon1-46-187.cm.vtr.net
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In response to Re: PGPASSWORDFILE env var for libpq  (Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org>)
Responses Re: PGPASSWORDFILE env var for libpq  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Re: PGPASSWORDFILE env var for libpq  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Larry Rosenman dijo:

> On Sun, 2002-08-11 at 15:45, Tom Lane wrote:
> > Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@atentus.com> writes:
> > > I attach a patch that adds the PGPASSWORDFILE ability to libpq, and
> > > removes the use of PGPASSWORD.
> >
> > Were we actually going to *remove* that, as opposed to deprecate it?
> >
> > There are systems (in fact many) where it's perfectly secure, so I'm
> > not that thrilled about removing functionality ...

> PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE IT WITHOUT AT LEAST ONE RELEASE CYCLE WARNING.
>
> You will ****BREAK**** People.

Ok, advice taken.  New patch attached.  Preserves the ability to use
PGPASSWORD, which in fact has preference over PGPASSWORDFILE.

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Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[a]atentus.com>)
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