Re: createdb.exe and psql.exe without Promting Password - Mailing list pgsql-general

On 2009-02-10, Inigo Barandiaran <ibarandiaran@vicomtech.org> wrote:
>
> Hi.
>
> I would like to create an script that includes calls to createdb.exe and
> psql.exe. I would like to use them with a user but without asking or
> prompting for pasword. For example:
>  createdb.exe -T template0 -U MyPosgresUser MyDataBaseName.
>
> I've read that if I define an environment variable like SET
> PGPPASSWORD=MyPosgresUserPassword, both calls dont ask for password. I've
> tested this variable in different platforms and does not work.
> Do you know how so solve it?

no, because it always works for me.

so I'm guessing what you're doing wrong.
you must do the SET in the same (or parent of the) envrionment as you execute createdb.

doing this will not work:

 system("SET PGPPASSWORD=MyPosgresUserPassword");
 system("createdb.exe -T template0 -U MyPosgresUser MyDataBaseName");

doing this will:

 setenv("PGPASSWORD","MyPosgresUserPassword");
 system("createdb.exe -T template0 -U MyPosgresUser MyDataBaseName");