Re: No prompt for setting up a master password

Thanks, Nikhil! That's probably it (I am using version 7.2), but I'm still
a bit confused.

For example, when registering a server, what would I put in this password
field (screenshot below) if I don't have a master password?

[image: Screen Shot 2023-06-07 at 5.33.53 PM.png]

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On Wed, Jun 7, 2023 at 12:48 AM Nikhil Mohite <
nikhil(dot)mohite(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:

> Hi Stephanie,
>
> Can you please provide the pgAdmin 4 version details?
>
> If you are using pgAdmin 4 version 7.2 onwards it uses the operating
> system's secret storage to store the passwords in desktop mode.
> please refer:
> https://www.pgadmin.org/docs/pgadmin4/latest/master_password.html
> <https://www.pgadmin.org/docs/pgadmin4/7.3/master_password.html>
>
> On Tue, Jun 6, 2023 at 11:06 PM Stephanie Goulet <
> stephanie(dot)a(dot)goulet(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Hope you're well. I'm a new user and was trying to set pgAdmin up for the
>> first time. All of the instructions and tutorials and other resources I can
>> find outline how there should be a prompt for setting up a master password
>> when you first open. This did not appear for me. I tried deleting,
>> redownloading, and opening again and it still doesn't appear. When opening
>> the program after download, it also doesn't ask for a password (only when
>> trying to connect to a server). If it's helpful to know, I'm using Mac OS.
>>
>> Is there a way to set the master password without having the prompt
>> appear? If yes, where/how? If not, what might you recommend for this
>> situation?
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>>
>> Stephanie
>>
>>
> Regards,
> Nikhil Mohite
>
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>>
>