forgotten data base superuser password

From: "Mikhail Utin" <mutin(at)rubos(dot)com>
To: <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: forgotten data base superuser password
Date: 2001-01-23 04:35:22
Message-ID: 010d01c084f5$e610f9a0$240bb5d8@noble.rubos.com
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Hi,
I've been developing my site with postgresql as DB engine since 2000. My DB administrator is gone, and I do not know postgresql (DB superuser) account password. The DB is v.6.5.2 and is running on Linux 5.2 kernel.
I can change the account password to blank using my root account, and set it up while logging in as postgresql. Is that right way to change DB superuser forgotten password? I am not sure how the DB uses pg_shadow file, and if it will be synchronized after I changed the password.
Thank you

Mikhail A. Utin

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