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Document that PGPASSWORD is not secure.

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`1`	`1`	`<!--`
`2`		`-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Attic/libpq++.sgml,v 1.35 2001/11/21 05:53:41 thomas Exp $`
	`2`	`+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Attic/libpq++.sgml,v 1.36 2001/11/28 19:57:36 momjian Exp $`
`3`	`3`	`-->`
`4`	`4`
`5`	`5`	`<chapter id="libpqplusplus">`
`@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Attic/libpq++.sgml,v 1.35 2001/11/21 05:53:`
`109`	`109`	`<listitem>`
`110`	`110`	`<para>`
`111`	`111`	`<envar>PGPASSWORD</envar>`
`112`		`-sets the password used if the backend demands password authentication.`
	`112`	`+sets the password used if the backend demands password`
	`113`	`+authentication. This is not recommended because the password can`
	`114`	`+be read by others using <command>ps -e</command>.`
`113`	`115`	`</para>`
`114`	`116`	`</listitem>`
`115`	`117`	`<listitem>`

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`2`		`-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v 1.80 2001/11/21 22:57:01 tgl Exp $`
	`2`	`+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v 1.81 2001/11/28 19:57:36 momjian Exp $`
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`5`	`5`	`<chapter id="libpq">`
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`2013`	`2013`	`<primary><envar>PGPASSWORD</envar></primary>`
`2014`	`2014`	`</indexterm>`
`2015`	`2015`	`<envar>PGPASSWORD</envar>`
`2016`		`-sets the password used if the backend demands password authentication.`
	`2016`	`+sets the password used if the backend demands password`
	`2017`	`+authentication. This is not recommended because the password can`
	`2018`	`+be read by others using <command>ps -e</command>.`
`2017`	`2019`	`</para>`
`2018`	`2020`	`</listitem>`
`2019`	`2021`	`<listitem>`

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