[GRASS-CVS] markus: grass6/db/db.login description.html, 1.2, 1.2.6.1

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Author: markus

Update of /grassrepository/grass6/db/db.login
In directory doto:/tmp/cvs-serv12770

Modified Files:
      Tag: releasebranch_6_2
	description.html 
Log Message:
PW stuff explained (merge from HEAD)

Index: description.html
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RCS file: /grassrepository/grass6/db/db.login/description.html,v
retrieving revision 1.2
retrieving revision 1.2.6.1
diff -u -d -r1.2 -r1.2.6.1
--- description.html	25 Jan 2005 21:43:36 -0000	1.2
+++ description.html	29 Nov 2007 10:21:17 -0000	1.2.6.1
@@ -4,7 +4,34 @@
 
 <h2>NOTE</h2>
 
-This is only related to SQL databases.
+This is only related to SQL database backends (PostgreSQL, MySQL etc).
+The passwords are stored in a hidden file in the user account ('home' 
+directory) called <em>.grasslogin6</em>. Only the file owner
+can access this file.
+
+<h2>EXAMPLES</h2>
+
+Example 1: Username specified, password will be invisibly queried interactively:
+
+<div class="code"><pre>
+db.login user=bacava
+</pre></div>
+
+<P>
+Example 2: Username and password specified (note that the command
+lins history will store the password in this way):
+
+<div class="code"><pre>
+db.login user=bacava pass=secret
+</pre></div>
+
+<P>
+Example 3: Username and empty password specified (note that the command
+lins history will store the password in this way):
+
+<div class="code"><pre>
+db.login user=bacava pass=""
+</pre></div>
 
 <h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
 <em>