Fwd: Re: [GENERAL] pg_shadow passwd decrypt

One can, however, simply delete the forgotten password
and create another for temporary usage until the user
in question can create a new one.  (At least one could
in 7.4, I have not tried it in 8.0.)

Jeff


--- Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> wrote:

> From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] [ADMIN] pg_shadow passwd
> decrypt
> To: Hemapriya <priyam_1121@yahoo.com>
> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 11:16:19 -0500 (EST)
> CC: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org,
> pgsql-general@postgresql.org
>
> Hemapriya wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does postgres support any system functions that
> > decode/decrypt the user passwords stored in
> pg_shadow
> > system catalog.
> >
> > Is there a way to retrieve the passwords, if
> > forgotten.
>
> No.  They are MD5 and are designed to be
> unencryptable.
>
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