| From: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
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| To: | John R Pierce <pierce(at)hogranch(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Harry Gold <harrygold85(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: How to remove superuser |
| Date: | 2010-03-13 02:56:35 |
| Message-ID: | 201003130256.o2D2uZe21552@momjian.us |
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John R Pierce wrote:
> Harry Gold wrote:
> > Hello im running Windows XP and removed an older version of Postgres
> > using windows software remover, now when i try to install the newest
> > one it keeps asking for a password from Superuser? Thanks
>
> go into Windows' "Local Users and Groups" in Computer Management, and
> set a random password for the existing 'postgres' user account (its a
> special very UN-privileged account, has only the priv to run as a
> service), then tell the installer what that password is.
Also, you can do:
NET USER postgres /delete
as an administrator.
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