Why do you want to do this considering you are prevented because it is REQUIRED? Sent from my iPad > On Feb 14, 2019, at 12:49 AM, Devendra Yadav <devendra.857@xxxxxxxxx> 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
