Password for postgresql superuser? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From jqpx37
Subject Password for postgresql superuser?
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Msg-id 20060608140554.35A6C640060@iprive.iconicnetworks.com
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Is there any security risk in the postgresql superuser having a password?

I installed a Linux distro recently and had it install Postgresql.  It automatically set up the postgres account; the
accountwas set up with no password. 

I could of course create a password, but it's not clear to me that's a good thing from a security standpoint.

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