NAME¶

db.login - Sets user/password for driver/database.

KEYWORDS¶

database, connection settings

SYNOPSIS¶

db.login db.login help db.login driver=name database=name [user=string] [ password=string] [--verbose] [-- quiet]

Parameters:¶

driver=name

 

Driver name

 

Options: pg,dbf,ogr,odbc,mysql,sqlite

 

Default: dbf

database=name

 

Database name

 

Default: $GISDBASE/$LOCATION_NAME/$MAPSET/dbf/

user=string

 

Username

password=string

 

Password

DESCRIPTION¶

db.login sets user/password for driver/database.

NOTE¶

This is only related to SQL database backends (PostgreSQL, MySQL etc). The passwords are stored in a hidden file in the user account ('home' directory) called .grasslogin6. Only the file owner can access this file.

EXAMPLES¶

Example 1: Username specified, password will be invisibly queried interactively: db.login user=bacava Example 2: Username and password specified (note that the command lines history will store the password in this way): db.login user=bacava pass=secret Example 3: Username and empty password specified (note that the command lines history will store the password in this way): db.login user=bacava pass=""

SEE ALSO¶

db.connect, db.test

AUTHOR¶

Radim Blazek Last changed: $Date: 2011-11-08 10:42:51 +0100 (Tue, 08 Nov 2011) $ Full index © 2003-2011 GRASS Development Team