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diff --git a/bacula/src/cats/make_catalog_backup.in b/bacula/src/cats/make_catalog_backup.in
index 18c2821608..b27ffb77d9 100755
--- a/bacula/src/cats/make_catalog_backup.in
+++ b/bacula/src/cats/make_catalog_backup.in
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@
 #  $2 is the user name with which to access the database
 #     (default = bacula).
 #  $3 is the password with which to access the database or "" if no password
-#     (default "")
+#     (default ""). WARNING!!! Passing the password via the command line is 
+#     insecure and should not be used since any user can display the command 
+#     line arguments and the environment using ps.  Please consult your
+#     MySQL or PostgreSQL manual for secure methods of specifying the
+#     password.
 #  $4 is the host on which the database is located
 #     (default "")
 #
@@ -31,7 +35,7 @@ else
     else
       MYSQLHOST=""
     fi
-    ${BINDIR}/mysqldump -u $2$MYSQLPASSWORD$MYSQLHOST -f --opt $1 >$1.sql
+    ${BINDIR}/mysqldump -u ${2}${MYSQLPASSWORD}${MYSQLHOST} -f --opt $1 >$1.sql
   else			      
     if test xpostgresql = x@DB_TYPE@ ; then
       if test $# -gt 2; then
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@ else
       else
 	PGHOST=""
       fi
+      # you could also add --compress for compression.  See man pg_dump
       exec ${BINDIR}/pg_dump -c $PGHOST -U $2 $1 >$1.sql
     else
       echo ".dump" | ${BINDIR}/sqlite3 $1.db >$1.sql
@@ -63,6 +68,6 @@ fi
 #  To read back a PostgreSQL database use:
 #     cd @working_dir@
 #     dropdb bacula
-#     createdb bacula
+#     createdb bacula -T template0 -E SQL_ASCII
 #     psql bacula <bacula.sql
 #