From bd31e14304fb4769308c754372068ca6e9e313a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Docker Library Bot Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 00:08:52 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Run update.sh --- postgres/README.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/postgres/README.md b/postgres/README.md index e9f769674..d8e12d068 100644 --- a/postgres/README.md +++ b/postgres/README.md @@ -135,7 +135,9 @@ The PostgreSQL image uses several environment variables which are easy to miss. This environment variable is recommended for you to use the PostgreSQL image. This environment variable sets the superuser password for PostgreSQL. The default superuser is defined by the `POSTGRES_USER` environment variable. In the above example, it is being set to "mysecretpassword". -Note: 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 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 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`