Re: Postgresql 9.3 Server will not start after Ubuntu Upgrade

From: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Ken Beck <nekkceb(dot)durfee(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>, "pgsql-generallists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Postgresql 9.3 Server will not start after Ubuntu Upgrade
Date: 2018-03-29 02:37:09
Message-ID: CAKFQuwa0J5KRvGGW5FC-wMv6wk49A_+npoj9yyOA=ayhh+RKnw@mail.gmail.com
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On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 7:29 PM, Ken Beck <nekkceb(dot)durfee(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> Is it possible a big problem is that the password for user postgres not
> longer works for some reason, not sure why. It appears the password can
> not be rest or changed without knowing the original, and what I thought
> was the original no longer works.
>

​Pretty sure on Ubuntu default the postgres O/S user​ authenticates itself
with PostgreSQL via "peer". The DB postgres user doesn't have a password.

David J.

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