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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Subject: Re: BUG #16486: Prompted password is ignored when password specified
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PG Bug reporting form <noreply@postgresql.org> writes:
> Assuming that we have the user u1 with the password p1, the following
> command:
> psql -U u1 'dbname=postgres password=p1' -W
> prompts for a password but the input password is effectively ignored.

The entire point of the -W switch is that it prompts whether or not
the password is going to be used for anything.  If you don't like that,
don't use -W.

			regards, tom lane