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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml index a7be065ec67..9e5416c53f3 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v 1.232 2007/02/19 22:06:23 momjian Exp $ --> +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v 1.233 2007/02/20 17:47:04 tgl Exp $ --> <chapter id="libpq"> <title><application>libpq</application> - C Library</title> @@ -4337,12 +4337,12 @@ default socket directory) connections coming from the local machine. </para> <para> -The permissions on <filename>.pgpass</filename> must disallow any -access to world or group; achieve this by the command +On Unix systems, the permissions on <filename>.pgpass</filename> must disallow +any access to world or group; achieve this by the command <command>chmod 0600 ~/.pgpass</command>. If the permissions are less strict than this, the file will be ignored. -(The file permissions are not currently checked on Microsoft Windows, -however.) +On Microsoft Windows, the file is stored in a directory that is secure by +default, so no special permissions check is made. </para> </sect1> |