On 6/22/23 08:05, Martin Mueller wrote:
I have a very stupid password question. I don’t know whether a postgres
database on my Mac has a pass word or not.
I access the database via the Aqua Data Studio frontend as the user
postgres. I don’t think I ever added a password, and on the
authentication panel the password box is empty but the Remember Password
box is checked.
How are you connecting?:
1) No hostname
2) With hostname
However on the user panel there is a sequence of black dots for the
Password and Password confirmation. This suggests that I did set a
password, but I don’t remember what it is.
How can I undo the damage? Is there some super user way in which I can
undo the current password and set a new one. The database itself has
several hundred tables, and I need to find a way to fix my stupid error.
Have you used the Postgres command line client
psql(https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-psql.html)?
In meantime find the pg_hba.conf file for the server and post the
contents starting at the line:
# TYPE DATABASE USER ADDRESS METHOD
here. Do this only if you are alright with sharing that information.
I have a dump of the database. I don’t know whether that is subject to
the password or not. If it isn’t, I suppose I could start over from scratch.
No you don't need to start over.
I’ll be grateful for advice.
Martin Muelleer
Professor emeritus of English and Classics
Northwestern Univerrsity
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