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To: pgsql-admin@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Re: psql - prompt for password
Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 10:11:47 +0200
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Am 30.05.24 um 10:07 schrieb Edwin UY:
> Hi,
>
> Is createuser the only one I can use to create a user where it prompts
> for a password? There is no alteruser though.
> I want to use psql and \prompt but am lost on how to use it.
> Basically just want to use it for running a psql script like for
> example - ALTER USER spongebob WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD ':newpassword';
>
> Regards,
> Ed
>
>
You can feed a command into psql for that.
Example:
echo "alter user spongebob password 'secret2'" | psql
Add arguments for psql, like -U -d -h -p as needed.
Regards,
Holger
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