Re: pg_dump is ignoring my pgpass file

Luca Ferrari <fluca1978@infinito.it> writes:
> I've got my pgpass file:

> backup@backup:~$ cat ~/.pgpass
> 192.168.1.2:5432:raydb:ray:xxxxxxx
> 192.168.1.2:5432:hrpmdb:hrpm:xxxxx
> 192.168.1.2:5432:vatcontrollerdb:vatcontroller:xxxxxx

> ... But if I try to execute the following:

> pg_dump --create --column-inserts -v -f raydb_ott_20_08.sql  -U ray -h
> sedeldap  raydb

AFAICT the matching of .pgpass entries to a connection attempt is
strictly textual.  "sedeldap" != "192.168.1.2" therefore none of
these entries apply.  The question is not so much why ray isn't
getting let in, as why anyone else is ...

            regards, tom lane