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--- postgresql [2008/07/14 16:13]
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+++ postgresql [2009/03/10 09:58]
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 You can also do this for a passwordless user: % crateuser bork
+**Creating a new user**
+   createuser -P <username>
+**creating a new database**
+   createdb -O <owner> <database_name>
+**changing postgsql user password** \\
+as postgres user (su - postgres) do:
+<code>
+$ psql template1
+   Welcome to psql 7.3.4, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.
+   Type:  \copyright for distribution terms
+          \h for help with SQL commands
+          \? for help on internal slash commands
+          \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
+          \q to quit
+template1=# ALTER USER <username> WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD '<newpassword>';
+</code>
+**changeing ownership of database**
+   UPDATE pg_database SET datdba=(SELECT usesysid FROM pg_shadow WHERE usename='<username>') WHERE datname='<dbname>';
 **Inserting a time column** \\