This functionality will be in 7.3, due out in a few months.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Wojciech Scigala ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) reports a bug with a severity of 4 > The lower the number the more severe it is. > > Short Description > suggestion: file with password instead of $PGPASSWORD > > Long Description > This is not a bug-report in fact, but a suggestion of a feature. > (I couldn't find an separate email for suggestions and ideas). > As you know, many people have trouble keeping both secure (passworded) access to PG >databased while allowing some unattended access for them, for example for backing up. > Enviroment variable $PGPASSWORD is very useful here, but sensitive data should not >be passed via enviroment. The better way to do it is to provide a name of file which >contains the password. The file's access rights (if set properly) will provide >necessary security in an easy way. And that's what I'm suggesting - an introdution of >new variable, say $PGPASSWORD_FILE which will point to a file with password. > > Sample Code > > > No file was uploaded with this report > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
