Tom Lane wrote:
At least in Linux, mysql replaces the password in the command line
argument with "" so you can't see them via "ps" nor via peeking
into /proc//cmdline.
There is a short period where the password is visible though.
Are there any other risks? Or is the reason for not doing
Tom Lane wrote:
Is it possible that we setup the password in the pg_dump command line
You might as well put it on a billboard --- anything in the command line
can be seen by anyone who runs "ps".
If you don't want to supply it manually, put it in ~/.pgpass.
At least in Linux, mysql replaces the pa
David Garamond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>>> Is it possible that we setup the password in the pg_dump command line
>>
>> You might as well put it on a billboard --- anything in the command line
>> can be seen by anyone who runs "ps".
>>
>> If you don't want to supply it manua
Ying Lu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Is it possible that we setup the password in the pg_dump command line
You might as well put it on a billboard --- anything in the command line
can be seen by anyone who runs "ps".
If you don't want to supply it manually, put it in ~/.pgpass.
