Hemapriya wrote: > Hi, > > Does postgres support any system functions that > decode/decrypt the user passwords stored in pg_shadow > system catalog. > > Is there a way to retrieve the passwords, if > forgotten. No. They are MD5 and are designed to be unencryptable. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match