Re: pgAdmin4 installation on macOS installed a User: can I delete it? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Adrian Klaver
Subject Re: pgAdmin4 installation on macOS installed a User: can I delete it?
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Msg-id 0f5afc45-0e1a-a48d-5b5b-439d4d496999@aklaver.com
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In response to Re: pgAdmin4 installation on macOS installed a User: can I delete it?  (Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>)
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On 4/1/20 7:43 AM, Dummy Account wrote:
Please post to list also.
Ccing list.

> Hello,
> So I went to this 
> link: https://www.enterprisedb.com/downloads/postgres-postgresql-downloads
> I downloaded version 12.2 for Mac OS X
> I selected all the defualt installation wizard prompts by just selecting 
> "Next", except for, I did not download Stack Builder.  Please see 
> screenshot for reference.
> To answer you question, I *think* yes.  As the first item does say 
> PostgreSQL Server.  That, along with pgAdmin 4 and Command Line Tools.

In that case you cannot delete the user as it is the user that the above 
run as. If you are not actually using the Postgres server and its tools 
then you could uninstall them and I would guess the user would be 
uninstalled also.

> Thanks
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 10:30 AM
> *From:* "Adrian Klaver" <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>
> *To:* "Dummy Account" <dummyaccount4u@mail.com>, 
> pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> *Subject:* Re: pgAdmin4 installation on macOS installed a User: can I 
> delete it?
> On 3/30/20 10:46 AM, Dummy Account wrote:
>  > Hello,
>  > I installed pgAdmin4, I believe the postgesSQL version is 12.  I'm
>  > running Mac OS X High Sierra 10.13.6
>  > If you need other information to address my problem, please ask.  Please
>  > find attached screenshot.
>  > The pgAdmin4 installation, installed a User on the Operating System.
>  > Can the User be deleted?
> 
> Did you install pgAdmin4 alone or as part of a Postgres server install?
> 
> --
> Adrian Klaver
> adrian.klaver@aklaver.com


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