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How to use password with special chars like repl#stg$12 in postgressql .pgpass file?
db1:5433:replication:repl:repl#stg$12
I added entry like this in .pgpass but it’s prompting for password when I connect.
How to solve :
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Method 1
There’s only one quoting rule for .pgpass according to the documentation:
If an entry needs to contain : or \, escape this character with \.
Note: Use and implement method 1 because this method fully tested our system.
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