Thread: Re: using vacuumdb in crontab

Re: using vacuumdb in crontab

From
Cris Carampa
Date:
Cris Carampa wrote:

> Sorry if this is a naive question. I'm using postgresql 7.2 on Linux
> with password authentication. I wish to issue a vaccumdb command every
> night via crontab. The problem is that vacuumdb always prompts for a
> password. How can I pass the password to vacuumdb without having to
> manually type it?

Sorry. Problem solved.

export PGPASSWORD=<passwd>

Kind regards,

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