Re: help!

From: Trond Endrestøl <trond(at)ramstind(dot)gtf(dot)ol(dot)no>
To: martin tan <martin_art_tan(at)email(dot)com>
Cc: <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: help!
Date: 2002-04-23 16:16:24
Message-ID: 20020423181242.D88852-100000@ramstind.gtf.ol.no
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On Tue, 23 Apr 2002 03:05-0500, martin tan wrote:

> I would just want to ask if what is the default password of
> postgresql after installing it... coz when i type su postgres it
> ask me a password which i dont know what?

Have you assigned a password at all to your postgres user?
This is done using the system password file.
PostgreSQL, I believe, does not store the password for the DBA
user.

If you have not assigned a password, you could su to root, then su to
postgres.

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