Re: [PATCHES] \password in psql help
Magnus Hagander wrote: + fprintf(output, _( \\password [USERNAME]\n + securely change the password for a user\n)); I would leave out the word securely. Unless you want to provide another command for changing it insecurely ;-). What does it mean, anyway? -- Heikki Linnakangas EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com -- Sent via pgsql-patches mailing list (pgsql-patches@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-patches
Re: [PATCHES] \password in psql help
Heikki Linnakangas wrote: Magnus Hagander wrote: +fprintf(output, _( \\password [USERNAME]\n + securely change the password for a user\n)); I would leave out the word securely. Unless you want to provide another command for changing it insecurely ;-). What does it mean, anyway? The point is that the password is encrypted on the client and transmitted in md5 form. If you were to use ALTER USER to change the password, it could end up unencrypted in the server log. -- Alvaro Herrerahttp://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support -- Sent via pgsql-patches mailing list (pgsql-patches@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-patches
Re: [PATCHES] \password in psql help
On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:43:48 -0300 Alvaro Herrera [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heikki Linnakangas wrote: Magnus Hagander wrote: + fprintf(output, _( \\password [USERNAME]\n +securely change the password for a user\n)); I would leave out the word securely. Unless you want to provide another command for changing it insecurely ;-). What does it mean, anyway? The point is that the password is encrypted on the client and transmitted in md5 form. If you were to use ALTER USER to change the password, it could end up unencrypted in the server log. That, and it will go over the network in plaintext. And it will go in your .psql_history. \password closes all these. //Magnus -- Sent via pgsql-patches mailing list (pgsql-patches@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-patches
Re: [PATCHES] \password in psql help
Magnus Hagander [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The \password command appears to be documented in the psql reference page, but not included in the output of the \? command. Is there any actual reason for that, or should I just apply the attached patch? Presumably somebody forgot. While you're at it, please fix the gratuitous non-alphabetical ordering of the items in that list ... regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-patches mailing list (pgsql-patches@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-patches
Re: [PATCHES] \password in psql help
On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:44:43 -0400 Tom Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Magnus Hagander [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The \password command appears to be documented in the psql reference page, but not included in the output of the \? command. Is there any actual reason for that, or should I just apply the attached patch? Presumably somebody forgot. While you're at it, please fix the gratuitous non-alphabetical ordering of the items in that list ... Yeah, I noticed that. Will fix. Just to be sure - this is non-backpatch stuff, correct? //Magnus -- Sent via pgsql-patches mailing list (pgsql-patches@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-patches
Re: [PATCHES] \password in psql help
Magnus Hagander [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The \password command appears to be documented in the psql reference page, but not included in the output of the \? command. Is there any actual reason for that, or should I just apply the attached patch? Just to be sure - this is non-backpatch stuff, correct? You could argue it either way, I think. Lack of documentation is a bug, but hardly a critical one. Since you're adding a string it would create new work for translators, but it still seems better if the entry is there and untranslated than not there at all. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-patches mailing list (pgsql-patches@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-patches
Re: [PATCHES] \password in psql help
On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:35:22 -0400 Tom Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Magnus Hagander [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The \password command appears to be documented in the psql reference page, but not included in the output of the \? command. Is there any actual reason for that, or should I just apply the attached patch? Just to be sure - this is non-backpatch stuff, correct? You could argue it either way, I think. Lack of documentation is a bug, but hardly a critical one. Since you're adding a string it would create new work for translators, but it still seems better if the entry is there and untranslated than not there at all. Heh, that's only slightly clearer than what I had before I asked the question ;-) But - will go ahead and backpatch then. //Magnus -- Sent via pgsql-patches mailing list (pgsql-patches@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-patches
