NAME

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

KEYWORDS

       database, connection settings

SYNOPSIS

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

   Flags:
       -p
           Print connection settings and exit

       --help
           Print usage summary

       --verbose
           Verbose module output

       --quiet
           Quiet module output

       --ui
           Force launching GUI dialog

   Parameters:
       driver=name [required]
           Name of database driver
           Options: mysql, odbc, sqlite, pg, ogr, dbf
           Default: sqlite

       database=name [required]
           Name of database
           Default: $GISDBASE/$LOCATION_NAME/$MAPSET/sqlite/sqlite.db

       user=string
           Username to set for DB connection

       password=string
           Password to set for DB connection

DESCRIPTION

       db.login sets login parameters such an user name and optionally also a password for the connection to the
       selected database through the DB driver.

NOTE

       This command is only related to SQL database backends like PostgreSQL, MySQL or ODBC.

       Note that the passwords are stored in a hidden, unencrypted file in the user account, specifically

           •   in the ’home’ directory, i.e. $HOME/.grass7/dblogin (Unix-like systems)

           •   %APPDATA%/GRASS7/dblogin (MS-Windows)
       Only the file owner can access this file.

EXAMPLES

       Only username specified (assuming locally accessible PostgreSQL DB without password):
       db.login driver=pg database=mydb

       Username and password specified (note that the command lines history will  store  the  password  in  this
       way):
       db.login user=bacava password=secret

       Username  and  empty  password  specified (note that the command lines history will store the password in
       this way):
       db.login driver=pg database=mydb user=bacava password=""

SEE ALSO

        db.connect, db.test, db.tables

       SQL support in GRASS GIS

AUTHOR

       Radim Blazek

       Last changed: $Date: 2015-10-01 23:15:07 +0200 (Thu, 01 Oct 2015) $

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