postgre sql password reset code example

Example 1: reset postgres password windows

Backup the pg_hba.conf file by copying it.
Edit the pg_dba.conf, change `METHOD` to 'trust'
Restart the PostgreSQL server.
psql -U postgres.
ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD 'new_password';
Restore the pg_dba.conf file.
Restart the PostgreSQL server.

Example 2: how to reset postgres password

sudo sed -ibak 's/^\([^#]*\)md5/\1trust/g' /opt/bitnami/postgresql/conf/pg_hba.conf
sudo -u postgres pg_ctl reload

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