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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Achilleus Mantzios <achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com>
Cc: A. Van Hook <hook@kcp.com>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: (no subject)
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 09:42:15 -0400
Message-ID: <29382.1055425335@sss.pgh.pa.us> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0306121450220.17025-100000@matrix.gatewaynet.com>
References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0306121450220.17025-100000@matrix.gatewaynet.com>

Achilleus Mantzios <achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com> writes:
> On Thu, 12 Jun 2003, A. Van Hook wrote:
>> When updating from 7.2.3 to 7.3.3 we have lost the ability to see the 
>> passwords in pg_shadow. Is there a way to decrypt the passwords?

> But you still can do
>  ALTER USER foo UNENCRYPTED password 'bar';  

Also, there is a postgresql.conf setting that will make UNENCRYPTED
the default, same as before (although I fail to understand why anyone
would think that's a good idea ;-))

			regards, tom lane



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