- 1 year ago
PostgresSQL SETPGPASSWORD not setting password
The SETPGPASSWORD
environment variable is used to set the password for a PostgreSQL user when executing commands like pg_dump
or pg_restore
from the command line. However, it does not directly set the password for a PostgreSQL user in the database itself.
To set or change the password for a PostgreSQL user, you need to connect to the database and execute the appropriate SQL command. Here's an example using the psql
command-line tool:
Open a command prompt or terminal.
Run the following command to set the password for a PostgreSQL user:
bashpsql -U postgres -c "ALTER USER username WITH PASSWORD 'new_password'"
Replace
username
with the actual username of the PostgreSQL user you want to set the password for. Similarly, replacenew_password
with the desired password.If your PostgreSQL installation uses a different username (other than
postgres
) as the superuser, replacepostgres
with the appropriate username.You may also need to specify additional connection parameters, such as the host and port, if your PostgreSQL installation requires them.
After executing the command, the password for the specified user should be set or changed.
Please note that you'll need appropriate permissions and access to the PostgreSQL database to execute the ALTER USER
command and modify user passwords.
The SETPGPASSWORD
environment variable is typically used to pass the password as a command-line argument to PostgreSQL client tools like pg_dump
or pg_restore
without prompting for it interactively. It's not directly related to setting passwords in the PostgreSQL database itself.