How to Change default password on PGSQL database

How to Change default password on PGSQL database

Please do follow the below steps which would assist you in changing the default Postgres password. 


1. Stop the application services.  


2. Please take a trimmed backup <OR> take a Snapshot of  the Server


3. Open Command Prompt with Admin Privileges


4. Navigate to <Drive>:\ManageEngine\SupportCenter\bin and execute the command stopdB.bat


5. Now execute the command "changeDBPassword.bat -p <old password> -P <new password>"

ExamplechangeDBPassword.bat -p scp@123 -P scp@1234



6. Make sure, you get the below message:





7. Now execute the command startdB.bat and start the application services.

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