Re: [DOCS] Algorithm for generating md5 encrypted password not found in documentation

2011-10-27 Thread Bruce Momjian
Derrick Rice wrote: > On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Derrick Rice wrote: > > If I recall correctly, it's the username and the password concatenated > > and md5'd, then "md5" prepended. > > > > USER=... > > PASS=... > > MD5=`echo $USER$PASS | md5sum | cut -d' ' -f1` > > echo "md5$MD5" > > Figure

Re: [DOCS] Algorithm for generating md5 encrypted password not found in documentation

2011-10-20 Thread Derrick Rice
On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Derrick Rice wrote: > If I recall correctly, it's the username and the password concatenated > and md5'd, then "md5" prepended. > > USER=... > PASS=... > MD5=`echo $USER$PASS | md5sum | cut -d' ' -f1` > echo "md5$MD5" Figures I send the email then discover a small

Re: [DOCS] Algorithm for generating md5 encrypted password not found in documentation

2011-10-20 Thread Derrick Rice
On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Fred Cox wrote: > > On http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/interactive/sql-createrole.html there > is mention of a possibility of setting a password for a new role by supplying > it in md5 format.  This format doesn't seem to be documented. > "If the presented pas