Remove PGPASSWORDFILE and default to always trying $HOME/.pgpass.

Cleanup up memory allocation for $HOME in related psql places.

Update mention of $HOME/.pgpass in the docs;  add mention in pg_dumpall.
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Bruce Momjian 2002-09-05 22:05:50 +00:00
parent f4aecac468
commit 5fc10c3d17
7 changed files with 92 additions and 57 deletions

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@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v 1.94 2002/09/02 20:21:32 tgl Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v 1.95 2002/09/05 22:05:48 momjian Exp $
-->
<chapter id="libpq">
@ -2052,23 +2052,6 @@ reasons; consider migrating to <envar>PGPASSWORDFILE</envar>.
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<indexterm>
<primary><envar>PGPASSWORDFILE</envar></primary>
</indexterm>
<envar>PGPASSWORDFILE</envar>
sets the password file used if the backend demands password authentication.
This file should have the format
<screen>
<replaceable>hostname</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable>:<replaceable>database</replaceable>:<replaceable>username</replaceable>:<replaceable>password</replaceable>
</screen>
Any of these may be a literal name, or a <literal>*</literal> that matches
anything. The first match will be the one used, so put more specific entries first.
Entries with <literal>:</literal> or <literal>\</literal> should be escaped
with <literal>\</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<envar>PGREALM</envar> sets the Kerberos realm to use with
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname>, if it is different from the local realm.
If <envar>PGREALM</envar> is set, <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
@ -2141,6 +2124,27 @@ for information on correct values for these environment variables.
</sect1>
<sect1 id="libpq-files">
<title>Files</title>
<indexterm zone="libpq-files">
<primary>files</primary>
</indexterm>
<para>
<filename>$HOME/.pgpass</filename> is a file that can contain passwords
to be used if the connection requires a password. This file should have the
format:
<screen>
<replaceable>hostname</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable>:<replaceable>database</replaceable>:<replaceable>username</replaceable>:<replaceable>password</replaceable>
</screen>
Any of these may be a literal name, or <literal>*</literal>, which matches
anything. The first match will be used so put more specific entries first.
Entries with <literal>:</literal> or <literal>\</literal> should be escaped
with <literal>\</literal>.
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="libpq-threading">
<title>Threading Behavior</title>

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@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/clusterdb.sgml,v 1.2 2002/09/03 01:11:37 tgl Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/clusterdb.sgml,v 1.3 2002/09/05 22:05:50 momjian Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
</para>
<para>
<application>clusterdb</application> will need to connect several times to the
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server. If you are using password
authentication, it will ask for the password each time. It will probably be
very convenient to have a PGPASSWORDFILE in that case.
<application>clusterdb</application> might need to connect several
times to the <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server, asking for
a password each time. It is convenient to have a
<filename>$HOME/.pgpass</> file in such cases.
</para>
</refsect1>

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@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml,v 1.32 2002/08/27 18:57:26 petere Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml,v 1.33 2002/09/05 22:05:50 momjian Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
The SQL script will be written to the standard output. Shell
operators should be used to redirect it into a file.
</para>
<para>
<application>pg_dumpall</application> might need to connect several
times to the <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server, asking for
a password each time. It is convenient to have a
<filename>$HOME/.pgpass</> file in such cases.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>

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@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuumdb.sgml,v 1.24 2002/08/27 03:55:17 momjian Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuumdb.sgml,v 1.25 2002/09/05 22:05:50 momjian Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@ -62,9 +62,10 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<para>
<application>vacuumdb</application> will need to connect several times to the
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server, asking for the password each
time. It will probably be very convenient to have a PGPASSWORDFILE in that case.
<application>vacuumdb</application> might need to connect several
times to the <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server, asking for
a password each time. It is convenient to have a
<filename>$HOME/.pgpass</> file in such cases.
</para>
</refsect1>

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@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
*
* Copyright 2000 by PostgreSQL Global Development Group
*
* $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/psql/input.c,v 1.19 2002/04/10 22:46:58 petere Exp $
* $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/psql/input.c,v 1.20 2002/09/05 22:05:50 momjian Exp $
*/
#include "postgres_fe.h"
#include "input.h"
@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ static void finishInput(void);
static void finishInput(int, void *);
#endif
#define PSQLHISTORY "/.psql_history"
/*
* gets_interactive()
@ -142,11 +144,12 @@ initializeInput(int flags)
home = getenv("HOME");
if (home)
{
char *psql_history = (char *) malloc(strlen(home) + 20);
char *psql_history = (char *) malloc(strlen(home) +
strlen(PSQLHISTORY) + 1);
if (psql_history)
{
sprintf(psql_history, "%s/.psql_history", home);
sprintf(psql_history, "%s" PSQLHISTORY, home);
read_history(psql_history);
free(psql_history);
}
@ -201,14 +204,15 @@ finishInput(int exitstatus, void *arg)
home = getenv("HOME");
if (home)
{
psql_history = (char *) malloc(strlen(home) + 20);
psql_history = (char *) malloc(strlen(home) +
strlen(PSQLHISTORY) + 1);
if (psql_history)
{
const char *var = GetVariable(pset.vars, "HISTSIZE");
if (var)
stifle_history(atoi(var));
sprintf(psql_history, "%s/.psql_history", home);
sprintf(psql_history, "%s" PSQLHISTORY, home);
write_history(psql_history);
free(psql_history);
}

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@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
*
* Copyright 2000 by PostgreSQL Global Development Group
*
* $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/psql/startup.c,v 1.64 2002/09/04 20:31:36 momjian Exp $
* $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/psql/startup.c,v 1.65 2002/09/05 22:05:50 momjian Exp $
*/
#include "postgres_fe.h"
@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
*/
PsqlSettings pset;
#define PSQLRC "/.psqlrc"
/*
* Structures to pass information between the option parsing routine
@ -604,19 +605,20 @@ process_psqlrc(void)
if (home)
{
psqlrc = malloc(strlen(home) + 20);
psqlrc = malloc(strlen(home) + strlen(PSQLRC) + 1 +
strlen(PG_VERSION) + 1);
if (!psqlrc)
{
fprintf(stderr, gettext("%s: out of memory\n"), pset.progname);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
sprintf(psqlrc, "%s/.psqlrc-" PG_VERSION, home);
sprintf(psqlrc, "%s" PSQLRC "-" PG_VERSION, home);
if (access(psqlrc, R_OK) == 0)
process_file(psqlrc);
else
{
sprintf(psqlrc, "%s/.psqlrc", home);
sprintf(psqlrc, "%s" PSQLRC, home);
if (access(psqlrc, R_OK) == 0)
process_file(psqlrc);
}

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@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
* $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-connect.c,v 1.201 2002/09/04 20:31:46 momjian Exp $
* $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-connect.c,v 1.202 2002/09/05 22:05:50 momjian Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ inet_aton(const char *cp, struct in_addr * inp)
#define NOTIFYLIST_INITIAL_SIZE 10
#define NOTIFYLIST_GROWBY 10
#define PGPASSFILE "/.pgpass"
/* ----------
* Definition of the conninfo parameters and their fallback resources.
@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ static int parseServiceInfo(PQconninfoOption *options,
PQExpBuffer errorMessage);
char *pwdfMatchesString(char *buf, char *token);
char *PasswordFromFile(char *hostname, char *port, char *dbname,
char *username, char *pwdfile);
char *username);
/*
* Connecting to a Database
@ -395,10 +396,6 @@ PQconndefaults(void)
*
* PGPASSWORD The user's password.
*
* PGPASSWORDFILE
* A file that contains host:port:database:user:password
* for authentication
*
* PGDATABASE name of database to which to connect if <pgdatabase>
* argument is NULL or a null string
*
@ -506,8 +503,7 @@ PQsetdbLogin(const char *pghost, const char *pgport, const char *pgoptions,
else if ((tmp = getenv("PGPASSWORD")) != NULL)
conn->pgpass = strdup(tmp);
else if ((tmp = PasswordFromFile(conn->pghost, conn->pgport,
conn->dbName, conn->pguser,
getenv("PGPASSWORDFILE"))) != NULL)
conn->dbName, conn->pguser)))
conn->pgpass = tmp;
else
conn->pgpass = strdup(DefaultPassword);
@ -2905,22 +2901,20 @@ pwdfMatchesString(char *buf, char *token)
/* get a password from the password file. */
char *
PasswordFromFile(char *hostname, char *port, char *dbname,
char *username, char *pwdfile)
PasswordFromFile(char *hostname, char *port, char *dbname, char *username)
{
FILE *fp;
char *pgpassfile;
char *home;
struct stat stat_buf;
#define LINELEN NAMEDATALEN*5
char buf[LINELEN];
struct stat stat_buf;
if (pwdfile == NULL || strcmp(pwdfile, "") == 0)
if (dbname == NULL || strlen(dbname) == 0)
return NULL;
if (dbname == NULL || strcmp(dbname, "") == 0)
return NULL;
if (username == NULL || strcmp(username, "") == 0)
if (username == NULL || strlen(username) == 0)
return NULL;
if (hostname == NULL)
@ -2929,20 +2923,41 @@ PasswordFromFile(char *hostname, char *port, char *dbname,
if (port == NULL)
port = DEF_PGPORT_STR;
/* If password file cannot be opened, ignore it. */
if (stat(pwdfile, &stat_buf) == -1)
/* Look for it in the home dir */
home = getenv("HOME");
if (home)
{
pgpassfile = malloc(strlen(home) + strlen(PGPASSFILE) + 1);
if (!pgpassfile)
{
fprintf(stderr, gettext("%s: out of memory\n"), pset.progname);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
}
else
return NULL;
sprintf(pgpassfile, "%s" PGPASSFILE, home);
/* If password file cannot be opened, ignore it. */
if (stat(pgpassfile, &stat_buf) == -1)
{
free(pgpassfile);
return NULL;
}
/* If password file is insecure, alert the user and ignore it. */
if (stat_buf.st_mode & (S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO))
{
fprintf(stderr,
libpq_gettext("WARNING: Password file %s has world or group read access; permission should be u=rw (0600)"),
pwdfile);
pgpassfile);
free(pgpassfile);
return NULL;
}
fp = fopen(pwdfile, "r");
fp = fopen(pgpassfile, "r");
free(pgpassfile);
if (fp == NULL)
return NULL;
@ -2965,6 +2980,7 @@ PasswordFromFile(char *hostname, char *port, char *dbname,
fclose(fp);
return ret;
}
fclose(fp);
return NULL;