On 31/12/2014 12:46, Raymond O'Donnell wrote: > On 31/12/2014 10:42, Gopalan, Narayanasamy wrote: >> Hi, >> >> >> >> We are using PostgreSQL, we need to back up the database and restore >> onto a different server. We re unable to connect to it because of >> password issue, the account is IPS_Admin – Can you please assist on how >> we can recover the password. The version is 8.1 > > Hello there, > > First of all, you might have a better response if you post to the main > PostgreSQL mailing list - this one is for PgAdmin, the administration tool. > > Secondly, PostgreSQL 8.1 has been end-of-life for many years; you really > should consider upgrading if you can. The current version is 9.4, so > there have been eight major versions and dozens of bug-fix versions > since then. > > Having said all that, if you have access to the server, you can simply > reset the password for the user: > > ALTER ROLE username SET PASSWORD TO 'new password'; >
Whoops, sorry, just checked the docs[1] and this should be: ALTER ROLE username WITH PASSWORD 'new password'; Ray. [1] http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/sql-alterrole.html -- Raymond O'Donnell :: Galway :: Ireland r...@iol.ie -- Sent via pgadmin-support mailing list (pgadmin-support@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgadmin-support
