Re: Fwd: resetting superuser password - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Devrim GUNDUZ
Subject Re: Fwd: resetting superuser password
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.63.0511091442550.14882@mail.kivi.com.tr
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In response to Fwd: resetting superuser password  ("Marc A. Donis" <mad7@runbox.com>)
Responses Re: Fwd: resetting superuser password  ("mad" <mad7@runbox.com>)
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Hi,

On Wed, 9 Nov 2005, Marc A. Donis wrote:

> 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)?

Edit pg_hba.conf and set the auth method to trust. Then reload postgresql.
This will stop PostgreSQL from asking you a password.

Regards,
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Devrim GUNDUZ
Kivi Bilişim Teknolojileri - http://www.kivi.com.tr
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