There is no password for that user. If you want to do stuff
as that user do this as a regular use
$ su
$password: <--- enter root password
# su - postgres
$ <--- here you are postgres now
The alternative is to add a password for that user while
you are root but it is not a good idea.
Yet another alternative is compile the package from the
source; whoever, except root, runs initdb becomes
postgres super user and you will have complete control
over how the package is installed etc etc.
The administrator documentation is quite complete and takes
you by hand in compiling and installing.
On Mon, Dec 11, 2000 at 12:53:18PM -0500, Mike Hammonds wrote:
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> What is the default password of the postgres user that gets created after an RPM install on RedHat 6.x?
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