Thanks Vincent for your response. I had used the wrong set up program.
Martin
-----Original Message-----
From: Vincent Veyron [mailto:vv.lists@wanadoo.fr]
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 12:57 PM
To: Martin Caverly
Cc: 'pgsql-general@postgresql.org'
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] FW: Installation
On Mon, 9 Mar 2015 16:35:12 +0000
Martin Caverly <mcaverly@KoboProductsInc.com> wrote:
> I am trying to install PostgresSQL 9.0.12 (stand-alone, fresh installation), but cannot pass the password screen. I
havetried these passwords: root, Root, Superuser, superuser, postgres, Postgres, Postgressql, postgressql… none of them
wasaccepted.
> Please kindly advise the default password for fresh installation.
What are you installing on? (and as Adrian noted, why the old distribution on a fresh install?)
On Debian for instance, the new Postgres user has no password. You need to do (as root):
# su - postgres
$ psql
--
Salutations, Vincent Veyron
https://marica.fr/
Gestion des contentieux, des dossiers de sinistres assurance et des contrats pour le service juridique
