Re: How to remove superuser

From: John R Pierce <pierce(at)hogranch(dot)com>
To: Harry Gold <harrygold85(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: How to remove superuser
Date: 2010-03-13 02:52:17
Message-ID: 4B9AFDE1.3050404@hogranch.com
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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.

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