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Add new psql command \password for changing role password with client-side

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password encryption.  Also alter createuser command to the same effect.
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Peter Eisentraut
2005-12-18 02:17:16 +00:00
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doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml
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<!--
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml,v 1.4 2005/11/03 00:51:43 neilc Exp $
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml,v 1.5 2005/12/18 02:17:16 petere Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -357,6 +357,18 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">option</replaceable> can be:
connection <quote>slot</> remains for the role, it is possible that
both will fail. Also, the limit is never enforced for superusers.
</para>
<para>
Caution must be exercised when specifying an unencrypted password
with this command. The password will be transmitted to the server
in cleartext, and it might also be logged in the client's command
history or the server log. The command <xref
linkend="APP-CREATEUSER" endterm="APP-CREATEUSER-title">, however, transmits
the password encrypted. Also, <xref linkend="app-psql"
endterm="app-psql-title"> contains a command
<command>\password</command> that can be used to safely change the
password later.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>