Thread: Setting up pgpass.conf for the postgres OS user on windows for pgAgent

Hello,

I would like to set up pgAgent on windows. I'm using the EDB 8.4.4
package. I know that it is bad practice to put the password directly
in the conninfo string, so I've avoided that. I want to use pgpass
authentication, per the instructions for pgAgent.

I get an fe_sendauth error message in windows event viewer for the
pgagent service when I attempt to start pgagent. I'm not sure where I
should put the pgpass.conf file so that it's in the postgres service
account's %APPDATA%\postgresql directory. Perhaps someone could give
further direction.

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Regards,
Peter Geoghegan

On Aug 12, 2010, at 2:43 PM, Peter Geoghegan wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I would like to set up pgAgent on windows. I'm using the EDB 8.4.4
> package. I know that it is bad practice to put the password directly
> in the conninfo string, so I've avoided that. I want to use pgpass
> authentication, per the instructions for pgAgent.
>
> I get an fe_sendauth error message in windows event viewer for the
> pgagent service when I attempt to start pgagent. I'm not sure where I
> should put the pgpass.conf file so that it's in the postgres service
> account's %APPDATA%\postgresql directory. Perhaps someone could give
> further direction.


pgpass.conf file should in %APPDATA%\postgresql directory of user/account, which you will use to start the pgagent.

Suppose if you want start pgagent as user peter account on windows, then you have to keep the pgpass.conf file in
%APPDATA%\postgresqldirectory of peter account. 

-Vibhor

> pgpass.conf file should in %APPDATA%\postgresql directory of user/account, which you will use to start the pgagent.
>
> Suppose if you want start pgagent as user peter account on windows, then you have to keep the pgpass.conf file in
%APPDATA%\postgresqldirectory of peter account. 
>
> -Vibhor

Right, and I have been able to do this using the peter account.
However, I have not been able to do so using the postgres account.


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Regards,