Re: Rename or Removing Postgres user

From: John Wiencek <jwiencek3(at)comcast(dot)net>
To: Devendra Yadav <devendra(dot)857(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Rename or Removing Postgres user
Date: 2019-02-14 11:56:14
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Why do you want to do this considering you are prevented because it is REQUIRED?

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> On Feb 14, 2019, at 12:49 AM, Devendra Yadav <devendra(dot)857(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
> Dear Postgres Experts,
>
> I want to know if I rename 'postgres' user to 'someuser' retaining it's privileges i.e superuser and other privileges.
>
> Or what if I drop the 'postgres' user and create a new superuser. I tried dropping Postgres user but it says "cannot drop role postgres because it is required by the database system".
>
> So my concern is what happens if I rename it. As far as I can check there's no impact, but in case anyone has faced issues regarding this, please suggest.
>
> Thanks & Regards,
> Devendra

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