Fwd: resetting superuser password

I have lost the superuser (user postgres) password, but I still have the un=
ix root password. Is there anything I can do to reset the postgres user's =
password (short of reinstalling Postgres)?

Obviously, I can su to unix user postgres, but this does not seem to advanc=
e my cause, as doing "psql -U postgres" still prompts me for a password, wh=
ich is not the same as the unix postgres user's password.=20

OS: RedHat 9

Help!

Thanks,
Marc

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Re: Fwd: resetting superuser password

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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=20
> the unix root password. Is there anything I can do to reset the=20
> postgres user's password (short of reinstalling Postgres)?

Edit pg_hba.conf and set the auth method to trust. Then reload postgresql=
..=20
This will stop PostgreSQL from asking you a password.

Regards,
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Hi,

which version of postgres do you have? Put this temporarly into
the /var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf:

if postgres 8:
local all postgres 127.0.0.1/32 trust

if postgres 7:
local all trust

then connect to template1...:
psql -U postgres -d template1

....and set your password:
alter user postgres with encrypted password 'blablubb';

i hope this works.

regards,

martin

Am Mittwoch, den 09.11.2005, 13:38 +0100 schrieb Marc A. Donis:

> 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)?
>
> Obviously, I can su to unix user postgres, but this does not seem to advance my cause, as doing "psql -U postgres" still prompts me for a password, which is not the same as the unix postgres user's password.
>
> OS: RedHat 9
>
> Help!
>
> Thanks,
> Marc
>
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Hi,



which version of postgres do you have? Put this temporarly into the /var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf:



if postgres 8:

local    all         postgres     127.0.0.1/32 trust



if postgres 7:

local      all         trust



then connect to template1...:

psql -U postgres -d template1



....and set your password:

alter user postgres with encrypted password 'blablubb';



i hope this works.



regards,



martin



Am Mittwoch, den 09.11.2005, 13:38 +0100 schrieb Marc A. Donis:

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)?



Obviously, I can su to unix user postgres, but this does not seem to advance my cause, as doing "psql -U postgres" still prompts me for a password, which is not the same as the unix postgres user's password. 



OS: RedHat 9



Help!



Thanks,

Marc



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