| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Arbol One <ArbolOne(at)hotmail(dot)ca>, "pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Password forgotten |
| Date: | 2024-04-23 14:19:17 |
| Message-ID: | 3330172.1713881957@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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"David G. Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, Arbol One <ArbolOne(at)hotmail(dot)ca> wrote:
>> psql-16 asks for the password, which I have forgotten.
>> Is there a way I can retrieve this master password?
> Nope. You need to login using a method that doesn’t require a password
> then change the password. See pg_hba.conf for authentication options.
> Usually connecting via local and peer authentication is the default option.
If all else fails, shut the server down and start it in single-user
mode. That will let you in as a superuser and you can use ALTER USER
to reset the role's password.
regards, tom lane
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