Magnus Hagander wrote: > Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Andrew Dunstan wrote: > >> Tom Lane wrote: > >>> Log Message: > >>> ----------- > >>> Adjust user-facing documentation to explain why we don't check pgpass > >>> file permissions on Windows. > >>> > >> +On Microsoft Windows, the file is stored in a directory that is secure by > >> +default, so no special permissions check is made. > >> > >> > >> > >> I doubt this is true if PGPASSFILE is set. > > > > I thought it would be in the user's Application Data directory, or are > > you saying they might put it somewhere else? > > > > PGPASSFILE takes a full path name, so you can put the file anywhere you > want. Just like on Unix.
OK, so we _do_ need to check the permissions on pgpass on Win32, but we just don't know how to do that? -- Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
