BUG #18880: Can't have a database without having postgres as a db_name and username

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#1PG Bug reporting form
noreply@postgresql.org

The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference: 18880
Logged by: Keven Boudreau
Email address: kevenboudreau58@gmail.com
PostgreSQL version: 17.4
Operating system: Windows 11
Description:

Like I said I can't have a database with another db_name and username I find
that frustrating because I need to change these to class myself for my work
I need multiple database with differents name and username

Thank you for the support in advance and I hope you will solve that faster!

#2Daniel Westermann (DWE)
daniel.westermann@dbi-services.com
In reply to: PG Bug reporting form (#1)
Re: BUG #18880: Can't have a database without having postgres as a db_name and username

Like I said I can't have a database with another db_name and username I find
that frustrating because I need to change these to class myself for my work
I need multiple database with differents name and username

Thank you for the support in advance and I hope you will solve that faster!

Can you please describe what you are trying to do exactly? You definitely can have multiple databases with their own owners.

Regards
Daniel

#3Tom Lane
tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us
In reply to: PG Bug reporting form (#1)
Re: BUG #18880: Can't have a database without having postgres as a db_name and username

PG Bug reporting form <noreply@postgresql.org> writes:

Like I said I can't have a database with another db_name and
username

Sure you can. The bootstrap superuser account's name is set by
initdb [1]https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-initdb.html. It's true that you can't change the initial set of
database names (postgres, template0, template1), but you can
create more databases within the installation [2]https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/manage-ag-createdb.html.

If you're really stubborn you can delete or rename the postgres
database, but you might regret it. A lot of client tools assume
that as the default database-to-connect-to. I don't recommend
deleting or renaming template0 or template1 under any
circumstances [3]https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/manage-ag-templatedbs.html.

regards, tom lane

[1]: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-initdb.html
[2]: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/manage-ag-createdb.html
[3]: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/manage-ag-templatedbs.html