[postgis-users] PostGIS and Mapserver

[Charlton Purvis]

> # psql -d dbpotgis -U postgres -h myserver.mydomain
> 
> no problem here

In the error message, it includes a password.  But you don't mention a
password prompt necessary from the command line (in the above example).

What would happen if you left the password and/or port out of the PostGIS
CONNECTION string?

> >connect string 'user=postgres password=pt dbname=db1
> >host=myserver.mydomain port=5432'.