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From Jasen Betts
Subject Re: specifying a password on the cmd line for db connect
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Msg-id helmdh$g0k$4@reversiblemaps.ath.cx
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In response to specifying a password on the cmd line for db connect  ("Gauthier, Dave" <dave.gauthier@intel.com>)
Responses Re: specifying a password on the cmd line for db connect  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On 2009-11-17, Ashesh Vashi <ashesh.vashi@enterprisedb.com> wrote:
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> Hi Dave,
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> You can always use the environment variable PGPASSWORD to do that.
> Though - it is not recommended to use for security reason. :(

as long as it's not in the default environment it's better than a
command-line password.

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