Re: help me please

["Josh Tolley" <eggyknap(at)gmail(dot)com>]

On Dec 28, 2007 7:01 AM, spol(at)mail(dot)ru <spol(at)mail(dot)ru> wrote:
> hello
>
> Help me please...
> I have two "postgres" user. How to delete the first one ???
>
> *******************
> # select * from pg_shadow where usesysid=1;
>  usename  | usesysid | usecreatedb | usesuper | usecatupd
> |               passwd                | valuntil | useconfig
> ----------+----------+-------------+----------+-----------+-------------------------------------+----------+-----------
>  postgres |        1 | t           | t        | t
> |                                     |          |
>  postgres |        1 | t           | t        | t         |
> md53532747417351142d5270721fcf740ed5 | infinity |
> (2 rows)
> *******************
>
> *******************
> # select * from pg_user where usesysid=1;
>  usename  | usesysid | usecreatedb | usesuper | usecatupd |  passwd  |
> valuntil | useconfig
> ----------+----------+-------------+----------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------
>  postgres |        1 | t           | t        | t         | ********
> |          |
>  postgres |        1 | t           | t        | t         | ******** |
> infinity |
> (2 rows)
> *******************
>
>
> I tried
>     delete from pg_shadow where passwd is null;
>
> but it's not working.
>
> Help me please
> oleg

pg_shadow is a view based on pg_authid. Try deleting it from
pg_authid. Note that pg_authid is defined with OIDs, which might also
be useful for you.

- Josh / eggyknap