Re: user privilages for executing pg_autovacuum?

OK. but, is it required that the user is a superuser, owner of tables or
just needs to have select rights on tables?

Thanks,

Zlatko

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Lane" <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: "Zlatko Matić" <zlatko.matic1@sb.t-com.hr>
Cc: "Matthew T. O'Connor" <matthew@zeut.net>; <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] user privilages for executing pg_autovacuum?


> =?iso-8859-2?Q?Zlatko_Mati=E6?= <zlatko.matic1@sb.t-com.hr> writes:
>> That's the reason why I ask. If a user that executes pg_autovacuum must
>> be
>> owner of tables or a superuser, that it is a security problem to pass
>> password as plain text...
>> How peple solve this problem ?
>
> Put the password in a ~/.pgpass file belonging to the user that runs the
> autovacuum task.
>
> regards, tom lane
>
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