Re: Change the postgres user password

Hi all,

I set the postgres user's password sometime ago. Now I've forgoten it. How
can I reset it?

Cheers,
Noel

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Assuming you still have TRUST authentication setup on the local server, open
a psql session as the postgres user (you won't be asked for the password
under TRUST authentication) to the database and execute the command:

ALTER USER Postgres WITH PASSWORD '<newpassword>';

Cheers,
-p

-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-novice-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
[mailto:pgsql-novice-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Noel Faux
Sent: Thursday, 8 February 2007 11:56
To: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: [NOVICE] Change the postgres user password

Hi all,

I set the postgres user's password sometime ago. Now I've forgoten it. How

can I reset it?

Cheers,
Noel

--
Research Assistant / PhD Student
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Monash University
Clayton, Victoria
Australia

Ph: +61 3 9905 1418
e-mail: noel(dot)faux(at)med(dot)monash(dot)edu(dot)au
website: http://vbc.med.monash.edu.au/~fauxn

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How do I check that its set as TRUST?

Cheers
Noel

On Thursday 08 February 2007 12:47, Phillip Smith wrote:
> Assuming you still have TRUST authentication setup on the local server,
> open a psql session as the postgres user (you won't be asked for the
> password under TRUST authentication) to the database and execute the
> command:
>
> ALTER USER Postgres WITH PASSWORD '<newpassword>';
>
> Cheers,
> -p
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-novice-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> [mailto:pgsql-novice-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Noel Faux
> Sent: Thursday, 8 February 2007 11:56
> To: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: [NOVICE] Change the postgres user password
>
> Hi all,
>
> I set the postgres user's password sometime ago. Now I've forgoten it.
> How
>
> can I reset it?
>
> Cheers,
> Noel

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Research Assistant / PhD Student
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Monash University
Clayton, Victoria
Australia

Ph: +61 3 9905 1418
e-mail: noel(dot)faux(at)med(dot)monash(dot)edu(dot)au
website: http://vbc.med.monash.edu.au/~fauxn

On 2/8/07, Noel Faux <noel(dot)faux(at)med(dot)monash(dot)edu(dot)au> wrote:
> How do I check that its set as TRUST?
By looking at pg_hba.conf

> Cheers
> Noel
Cheers,
Andrej

Inside that file, you will have something like:

# TYPE DATABASE USER CIDR-ADDRESS METHOD
local all all trust #Localhost

Alternatively, just try it! If it doesn't ask for a password, you have TRUST
setup, if it does ask you, then you don't.

Cheers,
-p

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:pgsql-novice-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Andrej Ricnik-Bay
Sent: Thursday, 8 February 2007 13:15
To: noel(dot)faux(at)med(dot)monash(dot)edu(dot)au; pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] Change the postgres user password

On 2/8/07, Noel Faux <noel(dot)faux(at)med(dot)monash(dot)edu(dot)au> wrote:
> How do I check that its set as TRUST?
By looking at pg_hba.conf

> Cheers
> Noel
Cheers,
Andrej

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OK, chnaged the pg_hba.conf and it's all working now.

Many thanks for all your help. This and the other postgres mailing lists are
great!! Great advice, assistance and PEOPLE!!

Cheers
Noel

On Thursday 08 February 2007 13:19, Phillip Smith wrote:
> Inside that file, you will have something like:
>
> # TYPE DATABASE USER CIDR-ADDRESS METHOD
> local all all trust
> #Localhost
>
> Alternatively, just try it! If it doesn't ask for a password, you have
> TRUST setup, if it does ask you, then you don't.
>
> Cheers,
> -p
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-novice-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> [mailto:pgsql-novice-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Andrej Ricnik-Bay
> Sent: Thursday, 8 February 2007 13:15
> To: noel(dot)faux(at)med(dot)monash(dot)edu(dot)au; pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [NOVICE] Change the postgres user password
>
> On 2/8/07, Noel Faux <noel(dot)faux(at)med(dot)monash(dot)edu(dot)au> wrote:
> > How do I check that its set as TRUST?
>
> By looking at pg_hba.conf
>
> > Cheers
> > Noel
>
> Cheers,
> Andrej
>
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