Re: resetting superuser password - Mailing list pgsql-general

From TJ O'Donnell
Subject Re: resetting superuser password
Date
Msg-id 43722044.6050201@acm.org
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In response to resetting superuser password  ("mad" <mad7@runbox.com>)
List pgsql-general
I would unix su, edit pg_hba.conf to allow open access
temporarily, connect to pg and change the posgres password.
Don't forget to change pg_hba.conf back again to password
protect the db!

TJ

>
> I have lost the superuser (user postgres) password, but I still have
> the unix root password. Is there anything I can do to reset the
> postgres user's password (short of reinstalling Postgres)?
>



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