Re: BUG #5211: invalid password

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 6:04 AM, lee brown <lee_brown2(at)msn(dot)com> wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      5211
> Logged by:          lee brown
> Email address:      lee_brown2(at)msn(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.3
> Operating system:   vista
> Description:        invalid password
> Details:
>
> i accidentally let computer generate password at"initialize database
> cluster"stage of installation.is there any way of undoing this error?

This is not a bug. For usage questions, please try pgsql-general or
pgsql-novice.

That having been said, you can just change your password. If you are
locked out of the database, you can get back in by changing your
authentication method to "trust" in pg_hba.conf.

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/auth-pg-hba-conf.html

...Robert