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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml index 73cee75d483..968cb197494 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v 1.179 2005/02/26 14:21:40 momjian Exp $ +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v 1.180 2005/02/26 18:39:04 momjian Exp $ --> <chapter id="libpq"> @@ -3691,9 +3691,11 @@ sets the user name used to connect to the database. </indexterm> <envar>PGPASSWORD</envar> sets the password used if the server demands password -authentication. This environment variable is not recommended for security -reasons; instead consider using the <filename>~/.pgpass</> -file (see <xref linkend="libpq-pgpass">). +authentication. Use of this environment variable is not +recommended for security reasons (some operating systems +allow non-root users to see process environment variables via +<application>ps</>); instead consider using the +<filename>~/.pgpass</> file (see <xref linkend="libpq-pgpass">). </para> </listitem> <listitem> |