diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq++.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq++.sgml
index aaebc58842f0beba4b9d1d3c7b9f677231582d4d..49fd1830832d2a75becd3a42b80c0ff5102b588a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq++.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq++.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Attic/libpq++.sgml,v 1.38 2001/11/28 20:36:09 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Attic/libpq++.sgml,v 1.39 2001/11/29 16:01:15 petere Exp $
 -->
 
  <chapter id="libpqplusplus">
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Attic/libpq++.sgml,v 1.38 2001/11/28 20:36:
 	<envar>PGPASSWORD</envar>
 	sets the password used if the backend demands password
 	authentication. This is not recommended because the password can
-	be read by others using a <command>ps</command> environment flag
+	be read by others using the <command>ps</command> command with special options
 	on some platforms.
        </para>
       </listitem>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
index b45b63156a4e6436d62b2a05a369098a58c983b7..c2649dcd647b5f7d5badd85ad2c9b9b0d6b0794f 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v 1.83 2001/11/28 20:36:09 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v 1.84 2001/11/29 16:01:15 petere Exp $
 -->
 
  <chapter id="libpq">
@@ -2015,7 +2015,7 @@ sets the user name used to connect to the database and for authentication.
 <envar>PGPASSWORD</envar>
 sets the password used if the backend demands password
 authentication. This is not recommended because the password can
-be read by others using a <command>ps</command> environment flag
+be read by others using the <command>ps</command> command with special options
 on some platforms.
 </para>
 </listitem>