Re: Seeming contradiction in 22.1

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> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
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> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/15/database-roles.html
> Description:
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> In chapter 22.1 the following text seems to imply the role will have "the
> same name as the user that initialised" it and also the "role will be named
> postgres". Which cannot both be true, or perhaps the text is trying to say
> something else, but in doing so is not clear.
>
> "This role is always a “superuser”, and by default (unless altered when
> running initdb) it will have the same name as the operating system user
> that
> initialized the database cluster. Customarily, this role will be named
> postgres. "
>

The words “default” and “unless altered” seem quite clear to me. In
particular, the “customarily” part is accomplished usually by creating an
operating system user named postgres and then running initdb as that user.

David J.