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1378 | 1378 | </listitem> |
1379 | 1379 | </varlistentry> |
1380 | 1380 |
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1381 | | - |
1382 | 1381 | <varlistentry> |
1383 | | - <term><literal>\password [ <replaceable class=parameter>username</replaceable> ]</literal> |
| 1382 | + <term><literal>\password [ <replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable> ]</literal></term> |
1384 | 1383 | <listitem> |
1385 | 1384 | <para> |
1386 | | - Changes the password of the specified userorby default the |
1387 | | -currentuser. This command prompts for the new password, |
1388 | | -encrypts it, andsends it to the server. This makes sure that |
1389 | | - the new password does not appear inthe command history, the |
1390 | | - server log, or elsewhere in cleartext. |
| 1385 | + Changes the password of the specified user(by default, the current |
| 1386 | + user). This command prompts for the new password, encrypts it, and |
| 1387 | + sends it to the server as an <command>ALTER ROLE</> command. This |
| 1388 | +makes sure thatthe new password does not appear incleartext in the |
| 1389 | +command history, theserver log, or elsewhere. |
1391 | 1390 | </para> |
1392 | 1391 | </listitem> |
1393 | 1392 | </varlistentry> |
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