sorry, didn't saw the other option. setting PGPASSWORD does the trick, even with md5.
thanks!! E. On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 2:28 PM, eyal edri <eyal.e...@gmail.com> wrote: > of course trust is a way :) > > but i need a more secure way, as my company requires.. like md5. > only i want to be able to enter the password in the command line and not be > promoted (so a script can do it). > > eyal > > > On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Grzegorz Szpetkowski < > gszpetkow...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Sure, >> >> >> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6216432/windows-psql-command-line-is-there-a-way-to-allow-for-passwordless-login/6216838#6216838 >> >> Regards, >> Grzegorz Szpetkowski >> >> 2011/6/5 eyal edri <eyal.e...@gmail.com>: >> > Hi, >> > Is there a way to run psql -U user -d dbname -c "select....." >> > without the psql asking for a password prompt from the user? >> > when setting the pg_hba.conf file to use md5 or password. >> > (btw, i've tried using ident, but couldn't make it work with jboss). >> > thanks! >> > Eyal. >> > >