Passwords

ler=# \h alter user
Command: ALTER USER
Description: change a database user account
Syntax:
ALTER USER username [ [ WITH ] option [ ... ] ]

where option can be:

[ ENCRYPTED | UNENCRYPTED ] PASSWORD 'password'
| CREATEDB | NOCREATEDB
| CREATEUSER | NOCREATEUSER
| VALID UNTIL 'abstime'

ALTER USER username SET variable { TO | = } { value | DEFAULT }
ALTER USER username RESET variable

ler=#
--On Friday, March 28, 2003 12:08:51 -0700 "Fontenot, Paul"
<Paul.Fontenot@bannerhealth.com> wrote:

I've recently moved from MySQL to PostgreSQL when I installed RH 8.0 and
I have managed to get everything the way I want EXCEPT for one, how do I
set a users password? The createuser man page is not that clear to me on
this one.

I'm using PostgreSQL Version 7.2.2-1 (shipped with RH 8.0)

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The man page looks pretty clear to me:

-P

--pwprompt
If given, createuser will issue a prompt for the
password of the new user. This is not necessary if
you do not plan on using password authentication.

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Fontenot, Paul wrote:

I've recently moved from MySQL to PostgreSQL when I installed RH 8.0 and
I have managed to get everything the way I want EXCEPT for one, how do I
set a users password? The createuser man page is not that clear to me on
this one.

I'm using PostgreSQL Version 7.2.2-1 (shipped with RH 8.0)

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