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

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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

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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