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: $Date$