Re: [Gnumed-devel] Lab import - access to the database and logging

[Karsten Hilbert]

On Sun, Nov 06, 2011 at 03:55:54AM +0000, Jim Busser wrote:

> A configuration file is shaping up to have
> 
> [db]
> host = localhost
> port = 5432
> dbname = gnumed_v16
> user = 
> password = 
> 
> [logging]
> lg_user = 
> lg_pwd = 
> lg_file_path = 
> 
> 
> For access to write into the database, should the user be
> 
> - separate from gm-dbo ?

Most definitely.

> - created not as a staff via GNUmed but via (e.g.) psql or python script?

If you use a dedicated database accoung which you do not
intend to use as a staff login you can forgo linking a name
and staff record to it.

> Also should the password for this user be kept in a
> 
>       .pgpass
> 
> file?

That would be an option.

> For logging, should the user be the same user as is
> employed for writing into the database above?

What is this user going to be used for ?

Karsten
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