Re: pg_dump is ignoring my pgpass file

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Luca Ferrari <fluca1978(at)infinito(dot)it>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_dump is ignoring my pgpass file
Date: 2008-10-20 23:11:07
Message-ID: 5998.1224544267@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Luca Ferrari <fluca1978(at)infinito(dot)it> writes:
> I've got my pgpass file:

> backup(at)backup:~$ cat ~/.pgpass
> 192.168.1.2:5432:raydb:ray:xxxxxxx
> 192.168.1.2:5432:hrpmdb:hrpm:xxxxx
> 192.168.1.2:5432:vatcontrollerdb:vatcontroller:xxxxxx

> ... But if I try to execute the following:

> pg_dump --create --column-inserts -v -f raydb_ott_20_08.sql -U ray -h
> sedeldap raydb

AFAICT the matching of .pgpass entries to a connection attempt is
strictly textual. "sedeldap" != "192.168.1.2" therefore none of
these entries apply. The question is not so much why ray isn't
getting let in, as why anyone else is ...

regards, tom lane

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