Обсуждение: Win32 Postgresql Command Line Password Specification
Hi,
I have to run some command line commands that I have to run on a windows machine. Like pgsql, dropdb, createdb etc.
All these commands are runned from a php scripts.
Now, my question is how can I specify a User and Password to postgresql database system. I found out how can I say the user, but the password is always asked in the command line. I need this also to be specified in the command.
for example: dropdb database1 -U postgres -W.... always ask a password in the command line.
I want to specify in the command line the pass.
The only solution that I found for this problem is to put the postgre user autentication to trust and to skip the password.
Andy.
I think that's the best way to do it.
Rather than leave passwords lying around in script files, it might be best to trust a specific (specially created) user when running from a specific location on the specific database. Then you just have to keep that user account secure. I can imagine how it would work wth linux, but am not sure what problems youmay face under windows.
The only other alternative I can imagine is to use another program to type the password in automatically. I've never done it but I'm sure such a beast must exist.
The long and the short of it is (at least upto 7.4.6 - I don't know about later versions) thereis no way to specify the password on the commandline.
Regards
Iain
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From: Andrei BintintanSent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 5:11 PMSubject: [ADMIN] Win32 Postgresql Command Line Password SpecificationHi,I have to run some command line commands that I have to run on a windows machine. Like pgsql, dropdb, createdb etc.All these commands are runned from a php scripts.Now, my question is how can I specify a User and Password to postgresql database system. I found out how can I say the user, but the password is always asked in the command line. I need this also to be specified in the command.for example: dropdb database1 -U postgres -W.... always ask a password in the command line.I want to specify in the command line the pass.The only solution that I found for this problem is to put the postgre user autentication to trust and to skip the password.Andy.
Not sure if it will work in windows, but in unix, I use the envrionmental variable PGPASSWORD Not the safest thing in the world, but in my case, if a hacker's gotten through two layers of firewall, I'm sunk anyhow.:) Andrei Bintintan wrote: > Hi, > > I have to run some command line commands that I have to run on a windows > machine. Like pgsql, dropdb, createdb etc. > All these commands are runned from a php scripts. > > Now, my question is how can I specify a User and Password to postgresql > database system. I found out how can I say the user, but the password is > always asked in the command line. I need this also to be specified in > the command. > > for example: dropdb database1 -U postgres -W.... always ask a password > in the command line. > I want to specify in the command line the pass. > > The only solution that I found for this problem is to put the postgre > user autentication to trust and to skip the password. > > Andy.
On Feb 8, 2005, at 3:11 AM, Andrei Bintintan wrote: > > I have to run some command line commands that I have to run on a > windows machine. Like pgsql, dropdb, createdb etc. > All these commands are runned from a php scripts. > > Now, my question is how can I specify a User and Password to > postgresql database system. I found out how can I say the user, but > the password is always asked in the command line. I need this also to > be specified in the command. The recommended method is to use the pgpass.conf file on Windows: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/interactive/libpq-pgpass.html There is also a PGPASSWORD environment variable, but this is depreciated for security reasons. John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL