Re: Can you help a newbie?

On Wed, 7 Feb 2001, Jamie Bumsted wrote:

> Hi All,
> I am new to pgsql, I have inherited a database with no documentation, i.e.
> nobody knows the passwords for any of the database accounts.  Anybody have
> any ideas on how to change the passwords without first knowing the
> passwords?

 As system root user you can see pg_pwd file in postgres data dir (probably
in /var/postgres or /var/lib/postgres ..etc.), password aren't encrypted.

                Karel