Re: BUG #4966: wrong password.....

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Dimitri Fontaine <dfontaine(at)hi-media(dot)com>
Cc: walkerlacombe <swarloka(at)hotmail(dot)com>, pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #4966: wrong password.....
Date: 2009-08-06 14:29:27
Message-ID: 20090806142927.GD7769@alvh.no-ip.org
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Dimitri Fontaine wrote:

> This question is a such a FAQ that it deserves a place in the docs, I
> think. Is there a counter-argument (security based or anything) to add
> this, maybe in the tutorial part, a new Authenticating section between
> Architectural Fundamentals and Creating a Database?

Well, if it's a FAQ, why not add it to the, err, FAQ? I just did:
http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/FAQ#I_lost_the_database_password.__What_can_I_do_to_recover_it.3F
Please expand on the answer; it is currently very brief.

This FAQ could really use some love.

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Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
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