Re: I slipped up so that no existing role allows connection. Is rescue possible?

From: Mladen Gogala <gogala(dot)mladen(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: I slipped up so that no existing role allows connection. Is rescue possible?
Date: 2022-09-20 22:29:44
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On 9/19/22 18:15, Tom Lane wrote:
> Bryn Llewellyn<bryn(at)yugabyte(dot)com> writes:
>> Is rescue possible? Or must I simply remove my cluster and use "pg_ctl" to create a new one within my existing PG 14.5 software env?
> Stop the cluster, start a single-user session ("postgres --single"),
> re-grant superuser to the postgres user and/or whatever else you
> wish you could take back, end that session, restart the cluster.
>
> (You're not the first to mess up like this.)
>
> regards, tom lane
>
>
Tom, your knowledge is vast and your advice is extremely useful. Have
you ever considered creating a dedicated page for beginners? Something
like AskTom.postgresql.org would probably be appropriate.

Regards

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Mladen Gogala
Database Consultant
Tel: (347) 321-1217
https://dbwhisperer.wordpress.com

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