Re: BUG #4966: wrong password.....

Dimitri Fontaine wrote:

> This question is a such a FAQ that it deserves a place in the docs, I
> think. Is there a counter-argument (security based or anything) to add
> this, maybe in the tutorial part, a new Authenticating section between
> Architectural Fundamentals and Creating a Database?

Well, if it's a FAQ, why not add it to the, err, FAQ?  I just did:
http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/FAQ#I_lost_the_database_password.__What_can_I_do_to_recover_it.3F
Please expand on the answer; it is currently very brief.

This FAQ could really use some love.

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