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Add the "PGPASSFILE" environment variable to specify to the password
file. Andrew Dunstan
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<chapter id="libpq">
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@ -3712,6 +3712,17 @@ allow non-root users to see process environment variables via
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<indexterm>
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<primary><envar>PGPASSFILE</envar></primary>
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</indexterm>
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<envar>PGPASSFILE</envar>
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specifies the name of the password file to use for lookups.
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If not set, it defaults to <filename>~/.pgpass</>
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(see <xref linkend="libpq-pgpass">).
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<indexterm>
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<primary><envar>PGSERVICE</envar></primary>
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</indexterm>
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</indexterm>
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<para>
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The file <filename>.pgpass</filename> in a user's home directory is a file
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that can contain passwords to be used if the connection requires a
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password (and no password has been specified otherwise).
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On Microsoft Windows the file is named
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<filename>%APPDATA%\postgresql\pgpass.conf</> (where <filename>%APPDATA%</>
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refers to the Application Data subdirectory in the user's profile).
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The file <filename>.pgpass</filename> in a user's home directory or the
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file referenced by <envar>PGPASSFILE</envar> can contain passwords to
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be used if the connection requires a password (and no password has been
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specified otherwise). On Microsoft Windows the file is named
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<filename>%APPDATA%\postgresql\pgpass.conf</> (where
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<filename>%APPDATA%</> refers to the Application Data subdirectory in
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the user's profile).
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</para>
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<para>
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