Re: BUG #17312: MacOS User Account Postgres not deleting.

Hi,

You may try removing the postgres account using:

sudo dscl . delete /Users/postgres

On Fri, Dec 3, 2021 at 6:34 PM PG Bug reporting form <noreply(at)postgresql(dot)org>
wrote:

> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference: 17312
> Logged by: Batwings
> Email address: zeeshoo2006(at)gmail(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 14.0
> Operating system: MacOS
> Description:
>
> Hello, I used to use Postgres but now I don't and I deleted it from my
> system. In doing so I removed everything from my Mac related to Postgres or
> pgadmin. Even though I deleted everything I had an account under the name
> postgresSQL. My initial thought was I had a virus but I later found out
> that
> it holds your data so I tried deleting the account using Mac OS X system
> but
> that didn't work so I searched online but none of the solutions worked for
> me. This is causing me quite a lot a problem and I don't want an account I
> have no idea about on my Mac so if you guys can get back to me and help me
> solve the solution I would really appreciate.
>
>

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Sandeep Thakkar