Re: Dropping users with no name

=?iso-8859-1?Q?Hans=2DJ=FCrgen=20Sch=F6nig?= wrote:
>I have accidentally created a user with no name. How can I delete this
>user?
>I have compiled my attempts below:
>
> Hans
>
>
>persons=# SELECT * FROM pg_user;
> usename | usesysid | usecreatedb | usetrace | usesuper | usecatupd |
>passwd |
>valuntil
>----------+----------+-------------+----------+----------+-----------+------
>----+----------
>
> postgres | 26 | t | t | t | t |
>******** |
> | 27 | f | f | f | f |
>******** |
>(2 rows)
>
>persons=# DELETE FROM pg_user where usesysid>26;
>DELETE 0

pg_user is a view. Try

DELETE FROM pg_shadow where usename = '';

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