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authorPeter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>2009-02-26 16:02:39 +0000
committerPeter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>2009-02-26 16:02:39 +0000
commit9de59fd191dc86e7a49a5d7726ef09041549fc88 (patch)
tree9edc44560aa7beca92b7bc6c8e889c78655172c0 /doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml
parenteea49769d415b00ea36e2ee64774cb4d1313d991 (diff)
Add a -w/--no-password option that prevents all password prompts to all
programs that have a -W/--password option. In passing, remove the ancient PSQL_ALWAYS_GET_PASSWORDS compile option.
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml
index 95283e6775a..1e8a1fc3fbd 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml,v 1.51 2007/12/11 19:57:32 tgl Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml,v 1.52 2009/02/26 16:02:37 petere Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -291,6 +291,21 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-w</></term>
+ <term><option>--no-password</></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Never issue a password prompt. If the server requires
+ password authentication and a password is not available by
+ other means such as a <filename>.pgpass</filename> file, the
+ connection attempt will fail. This option can be useful in
+ batch jobs and scripts where no user is present to enter a
+ password.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term><option>-W</></term>
<term><option>--password</></term>
<listitem>