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postgreSQL default password

Posted on August 8, 2020

How do I get back to my own account, when I used ‘sudo -i -u postgres’ to start the DBMS. If I’m using ‘postgres@myComputer:path$ sudo -i -u myaccount’ I will be asked for a postgres password that I never applied.



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Try ‘exit’ on the command line.

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