Re: pg_dumpall asking for password for each database

> What version are you running? IIRC it should remember the password
> between databases.

8.4.0 on Linux/x86_64. It does not, and man page clearly says:

"pg_dumpall needs to connect several times to the
PostgreSQL server (once per database). If you use password
authentication it will ask for a password each time."

Is there any specific reason for this behaviour ?

Thanks for Scott and Joshua - I read documentation about
.pgpass and PGPASSWORD, I just thought it would be a bit
more convenient and possibly safer to do it without
storing password in files or environment variables.

Thanks,
Krzysztof

Hi,

I have a question - is it possible to rename
columns in rowset returned from plpgsql function
delared as 'returns table(...)' ?

It seems it's not possible, even using
'as "column_name"' in internal query and
column names are always the same as in
'table(...)' definition.

If not, could it be possible in the future ?

Thanks,
Krzysztof

Krzysztof Barlik <kbarlik(at)wp(dot)pl> writes:
> I have a question - is it possible to rename
> columns in rowset returned from plpgsql function
> delared as 'returns table(...)' ?

Sure ...

regression=# create function foo() returns table (a int, b text) as
regression-# $$ values (1,'one'), (2,'two') $$ language sql;
CREATE FUNCTION
regression=# select * from foo();
a | b
---+-----
1 | one
2 | two
(2 rows)

regression=# select * from foo() as x(y,z);
y | z
---+-----
1 | one
2 | two
(2 rows)

If that's not what you are talking about, you need to be more
specific about what you are talking about.

regards, tom lane

Hi Tom,

> If that's not what you are talking about, you need to be more
> specific about what you are talking about.

you are right, I was not specific enough.

I meant a situation where returned rowset
may have different set of column names depending
on data in the database, not on explicit user request.

Regards,
Krzysztof

2009/9/26 Krzysztof Barlik <kbarlik(at)wp(dot)pl>:
> Hi Tom,
>
>> If that's not what you are talking about, you need to be more
>> specific about what you are talking about.
>
> you are right, I was not specific enough.
>
> I meant a situation where returned rowset
> may have different set of column names depending
> on data in the database, not on explicit user request.

no this isn't possible yet

regards
Pavel Stehule
>
> Regards,
> Krzysztof
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On Saturday 26 September 2009 12:49:03 pm Krzysztof Barlik wrote:
> Hi Tom,
>
> > If that's not what you are talking about, you need to be more
> > specific about what you are talking about.
>
> you are right, I was not specific enough.
>
> I meant a situation where returned rowset
> may have different set of column names depending
> on data in the database, not on explicit user request.
>
> Regards,
> Krzysztof

Just to make things clear, is this the same question and situation that Jerzy
Bialas brought up in another post?

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2009-09/msg00922.php

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> Just to make things clear, is this the same question and situation that
> Jerzy Bialas brought up in another post?
>
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2009-09/msg00922.php

Yes, I didn't know he posted it earlier.
Sorry for the confusion and thanks for response.

Regards,
Krzysztof

Hi,

is it possible to force pg_dumpall to ask for
password only once (connecting as superuser 'postgres') ?

Entering it for every database is a bit annoying.

Thanks,
Krzysztof

2009/10/6 Krzysztof Barlik <kbarlik(at)wp(dot)pl>

> Hi,
>
> is it possible to force pg_dumpall to ask for
> password only once (connecting as superuser 'postgres') ?
>
> Entering it for every database is a bit annoying.
>

Kind of, you'll either use an environment variable:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/interactive/libpq-envars.html
(specifically PGPASSWORD)

or the pgpass file:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/´8.4/interactive/libpq-pgpass.html

--Scott

On Tue, 2009-10-06 at 22:59 +0200, Krzysztof Barlik wrote:
> Hi,
>
> is it possible to force pg_dumpall to ask for
> password only once (connecting as superuser 'postgres') ?
>
> Entering it for every database is a bit annoying.

take a look at .pgpass documentation

>
> Thanks,
> Krzysztof
>
>
>
>
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Krzysztof Barlik wrote:
> Hi,
>
> is it possible to force pg_dumpall to ask for
> password only once (connecting as superuser 'postgres') ?
>
> Entering it for every database is a bit annoying.

What version are you running? IIRC it should remember the password
between databases.

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