Re: Can you help a newbie?

From: Karel Zak <zakkr(at)zf(dot)jcu(dot)cz>
To: Jamie Bumsted <jbumsted(at)evertek(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Can you help a newbie?
Date: 2001-02-07 13:15:19
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.3.96.1010207140943.16736D-100000@ara.zf.jcu.cz
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On Wed, 7 Feb 2001, Jamie Bumsted wrote:

> Hi All,
> I am new to pgsql, I have inherited a database with no documentation, i.e.
> nobody knows the passwords for any of the database accounts. Anybody have
> any ideas on how to change the passwords without first knowing the
> passwords?

As system root user you can see pg_pwd file in postgres data dir (probably
in /var/postgres or /var/lib/postgres ..etc.), password aren't encrypted.

Karel

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