Thanks Vincent for your response. I had used the wrong set up program. Martin -----Original Message----- From: Vincent Veyron [mailto:vv.lists@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 12:57 PM To: Martin Caverly Cc: 'pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: Re: FW: Installation On Mon, 9 Mar 2015 16:35:12 +0000 Martin Caverly <mcaverly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am trying to install PostgresSQL 9.0.12 (stand-alone, fresh installation), but cannot pass the password screen. I have tried these passwords: root, Root, Superuser, superuser, postgres, Postgres, Postgressql, postgressql… none of them was accepted. > Please kindly advise the default password for fresh installation. What are you installing on? (and as Adrian noted, why the old distribution on a fresh install?) On Debian for instance, the new Postgres user has no password. You need to do (as root): # su - postgres $ psql -- Salutations, Vincent Veyron https://marica.fr/ Gestion des contentieux, des dossiers de sinistres assurance et des contrats pour le service juridique -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
