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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml | 18 |
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml index 40035d76564..37ec3cb4e5f 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml @@ -7787,9 +7787,11 @@ myEventProc(PGEventId evtId, void *evtInfo, void *passThrough) <primary><envar>PGSERVICEFILE</envar></primary> </indexterm> <envar>PGSERVICEFILE</envar> specifies the name of the per-user - connection service file. If not set, it defaults - to <filename>~/.pg_service.conf</filename> + connection service file (see <xref linkend="libpq-pgservice"/>). + Defaults to <filename>~/.pg_service.conf</filename>, or + <filename>%APPDATA%\postgresql\.pg_service.conf</filename> on + Microsoft Windows. </para> </listitem> @@ -8089,11 +8091,11 @@ myEventProc(PGEventId evtId, void *evtInfo, void *passThrough) The file <filename>.pgpass</filename> in a user's home directory can contain passwords to be used if the connection requires a password (and no password has been - specified otherwise). On Microsoft Windows the file is named + specified otherwise). On Microsoft Windows the file is named <filename>%APPDATA%\postgresql\pgpass.conf</filename> (where <filename>%APPDATA%</filename> refers to the Application Data subdirectory in the user's profile). - Alternatively, a password file can be specified + Alternatively, the password file to use can be specified using the connection parameter <xref linkend="libpq-connect-passfile"/> or the environment variable <envar>PGPASSFILE</envar>. </para> @@ -8162,8 +8164,12 @@ myEventProc(PGEventId evtId, void *evtInfo, void *passThrough) Service names can be defined in either a per-user service file or a system-wide file. If the same service name exists in both the user and the system file, the user file takes precedence. - By default, the per-user service file is located - at <filename>~/.pg_service.conf</filename>; this can be overridden by + By default, the per-user service file is named + <filename>~/.pg_service.conf</filename>. + On Microsoft Windows, it is named + <filename>%APPDATA%\postgresql\.pg_service.conf</filename> (where + <filename>%APPDATA%</filename> refers to the Application Data subdirectory + in the user's profile). A different file name can be specified by setting the environment variable <envar>PGSERVICEFILE</envar>. The system-wide file is named <filename>pg_service.conf</filename>. By default it is sought in the <filename>etc</filename> directory |