from a prompt type
"passwd postgres" (no quotes)
this will prompt you to change the password for postgres
Thanks
Chad
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Robertson" <david@robertsonphoto.fsnet.co.uk>
To: <pgsql-novice@postgresql.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 2:27 PM
Subject: [NOVICE] I need to know password for postgres
> I need to know the password for User postgres. I am trying to set up
> gphotocoll which uses pgsql.
>
> The setup insructions are
>
> 1. login as postgres - which I can only do by su and then su postgres.
> 2. createdb - no problem
> 3. launch gphotocoll as postgres. I have to supply the password for
> postgres and I don't know it.
>
> I'm running pgsql 7.2.1 RPMs on Redhat 7.3. Postmaster is running.
>
> If you can help, please don't assume too much knowledge on my part of
> Linux! I've still much to learn.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dave
>
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