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From: "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 08:06:57 -0700
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Subject: Re: How to make superuser from non superuser in PostgreSQL
To: Sunil Jadhav <sunilbjpatil@gmail.com>
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On Thursday, September 19, 2024, Sunil Jadhav <sunilbjpatil@gmail.com>
wrote:

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> I don't know the superuser password?
>
>
You will need to figure out a way to login as the (an?) existing
superuser.  Typically a password is not required since the pg_hba.conf file
usually has a =E2=80=9Clocal postgres postgres peer=E2=80=9D (or equivalent=
) entry which
lets the DBA become the OS postgres (or whatever user owns the service)
user and then just connect to the cluster using the postgres role.
Regardless, your ability to becomes superuser depends at this point on
being able to become the OS user that owns the PostgreSQL service so you
can modify pg_hba.conf to let you login.

David J.

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<br><br>On Thursday, September 19, 2024, Sunil Jadhav &lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:sunilbjpatil@gmail.com">sunilbjpatil@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><blockquo=
te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc so=
lid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><br><div dir=3D"auto">I don&#39;t k=
now the superuser password?</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div></blockq=
uote><div><br></div><div>You will need to figure out a way to login as the =
(an?) existing superuser.=C2=A0 Typically a password is not required since =
the pg_hba.conf file usually has a =E2=80=9Clocal postgres postgres peer=E2=
=80=9D (or equivalent) entry which lets the DBA become the OS postgres (or =
whatever user owns the service) user and then just connect to the cluster u=
sing the postgres role.=C2=A0 Regardless, your ability to becomes superuser=
 depends at this point on being able to become the OS user that owns the Po=
stgreSQL service so you can modify pg_hba.conf to let you login.<br></div><=
div><br></div><div>David J.</div><div><br></div>

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