Provided by: grass-doc_6.4.3-3_all
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: sqlite,mysql,odbc,pg,dbf,ogr 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 01:42:51 -0800 (Tue, 08 Nov 2011) $ Full index © 2003-2013 GRASS Development Team