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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/clusterdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/clusterdb.sgml index 15caa1affa3..2990b2c8af2 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/clusterdb.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/clusterdb.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/clusterdb.sgml,v 1.22 2007/06/04 10:02:40 petere Exp $ +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/clusterdb.sgml,v 1.23 2007/12/11 19:57:32 tgl Exp $ PostgreSQL documentation --> @@ -164,7 +164,18 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <term><option>--password</></term> <listitem> <para> - Force password prompt. + Force <application>clusterdb</application> to prompt for a + password before connecting to a database. + </para> + + <para> + This option is never essential, since + <application>clusterdb</application> will automatically prompt + for a password if the server demands password authentication. + However, <application>clusterdb</application> will waste a + connection attempt finding out that the server wants a password. + In some cases it is worth typing <option>-W</> to avoid the extra + connection attempt. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |