On Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 07:18:13PM +0200, Frank Finner wrote: > Hi, > > surely you are right. I?m still using 7.2.3 as production database, so I > have no experience with .pgpass. Where to put .pgpass if you use pg_dump > from a PHP script and the database user is not a system user?
I think you need the .pgpass in the home directory of the user running the server processing the PHP (e.g. ~apache or ~nobody or whatever you use). I'm not sure how well it will work, though, given that those users typically have /bin/false as a shell. I haven't tested it. A ---- Andrew Sullivan 204-4141 Yonge Street Liberty RMS Toronto, Ontario Canada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> M2P 2A8 +1 416 646 3304 x110 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html