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@postgresql.org
[mailto:pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Noel Faux
Sent: Thursday, 8 February 2007 11:56
To: pgsql-novice@postgresql.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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