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<para>
<envar>PGPASSWORD</envar>
- sets the password used if the backend demands password authentication.
+ sets the password used if the backend demands password
+ authentication. This is not recommended because the password can
+ be read by others using <command>ps -e</command>.
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<chapter id="libpq">
<primary><envar>PGPASSWORD</envar></primary>
</indexterm>
<envar>PGPASSWORD</envar>
-sets the password used if the backend demands password authentication.
+sets the password used if the backend demands password
+authentication. This is not recommended because the password can
+be read by others using <command>ps -e</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>