From 1befb43b5bb74550cdc99b3f7b5b1b5dac18df56 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Noah A Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 14:00:37 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update content.md --- postgres/content.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/postgres/content.md b/postgres/content.md index a0def4689..fc321aaf3 100644 --- a/postgres/content.md +++ b/postgres/content.md @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ This environment variable is recommended for you to use the PostgreSQL image. Th Note 1: The PostgreSQL image sets up `trust` authentication locally so you may notice a password is not required when connecting from `localhost` (inside the same container). However, a password will be required if connecting from a different host/container. -Note 2: This variable sets the superuser password in the PostgreSQL instance, and has no effect on the PGPASSWORD variable that may be used by the psql client. PGPASSWORD, if used, will be specified as a separate environment variable. +Note 2: This variable defines the superuser password in the PostgreSQL instance, as set by the `initdb` script during inital container startup. It has no effect on the `PGPASSWORD` environment variable that may be used by the `psql` client at runtime, as described at [https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/static/libpq-envars.html](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/static/libpq-envars.html). `PGPASSWORD`, if used, will be specified as a separate environment variable. ### `POSTGRES_USER`