postgresql: .pgpass not working

Question

I have created a .pgpass file in my home directory which looks like this

localhost:5432:somedb:someuser:somepass

I am using a shell scr

Answer 1

1. Create .pgpass file with content

host:5432:somedb:someuser:somepass

2. set the permissions

sudo chmod 600 .pgpass

3. Set the file owner as the same user using which you logged in :

sudo chown login_username:login_username .pgpass

4. Set PGPASSFILE environment variable :

export PGPASSFILE='/home/user/.pgpass'

Now check by connecting to database :

psql -h host -U someuser somedb

It did not prompt for a password, and logged-in to postgresql.