On 2019-07-13 18:58, Julien Rouhaud wrote:
>>> The default client authentication setup is such that users can connect
>>> over the Unix-domain socket to the same database user name as their
>>> operating system user names (on operating systems that support this,
>>> which are most modern Unix-like systems, but not Windows) and
>>> otherwise with a password. To assign a password to the initial
>>> database superuser, use one of initdb's -W, --pwprompt or -- pwfile
>>> options.
>>
>> Do you have a suggestion for where to put this and exactly how to phrase
>> this?
>>
>> I think the initdb reference page would be more appropriate than
>> runtime.sgml.
>
> Yes initdb.sgml seems more suitable. I was thinking something very
> similar to your note, maybe like (also attached if my MUA ruins it):
Pushed with that note. Thanks.
--
Peter Eisentraut http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services
