On Mar 9, 2011, at 7:28 PM, Sandy Test wrote: > > We have postgreSQL 8.3.8 installed on a windows 8 server (64 bit). > > We want to be able to run a nightly backup using the pg_dump command. > Unfortunately, even with the pg_hba.conf fix of adding host postgres … trust, > It still asks for a password. > > 1. Is this a 64bit issue? If the server was 32bit, would it not ask for a > password?
I haven;t seen issue with PG 8.3.8 Please share pg_hba.conf file entry. > 2. Is there a way of running a dos script that would run the pg_dump > providing a password when prompted? Include following in dos script. set PGPASSWORD=<passowrd> Or you can use pgpass.conf file option. > 3. Is there a way of running the pg_dump with a user that doesn't have a > password? For that user, you have to mention trust with hostname in pg_hba.conf Thanks & Regards, Vibhor Kumar vibhor....@gmail.com Blog:http://vibhork.blogspot.com -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
