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* 17.09 and later: the superuser is <code>postgres</code> | * 17.09 and later: the superuser is <code>postgres</code> | ||
There is no password, [https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/auth-methods.html#AUTH-IDENT Ident Authentication] is used. This means that you can access the database using a system user named like the database user. | There is no password, [https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/auth-methods.html#AUTH-IDENT Ident Authentication] [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/release-17.09/nixos/modules/services/databases/postgresql.nix#L182 is used]. This means that you can access the database using a system user named like the database user. | ||
Example for a 17.03 stateVersion. | Example for a 17.03 stateVersion. | ||