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Home 2015 September PostgreSQL: Important Database Administrator Commands Part I

PostgreSQL: Important Database Administrator Commands Part I

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In this post, I am sharing few important and basic commands for Database Administrator of PostgreSQL.

Check the version of PostgreSQL:

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SELECT version();

Create a database using the script:

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CREATE DATABASE Database_Name WITH OWNER User_Name;

Change the owner of the database:

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ALTER DATABASE Database_Name OWNER TO User_Name;

Create a full copy of the database with structure and data:

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CREATE DATABASE NewDB WITH TEMPLATE OldDB;

Create a database User using the script:

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CREATE USER Anvesh WITH password 'testPassword';

Change the password of the User:

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ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD 'temproot';

Upgrade the existing User to Superuser:

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ALTER USER TestUser WITH SUPERUSER;

Reload the PostgreSQL configuration file:

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SELECT pg_reload_conf();

Rotate the PostgreSQL Log file:

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SELECT pg_rotate_logfile();

Find the Postgres server start time:

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SELECT pg_postmaster_start_time();
Sep 26, 2015Anvesh Patel
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Comments: 1
  1. kiran
    December 2, 2019 at 1:43 pm

    how to take reports in postgres like awr or statspack

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Anvesh Patel

Database Engineer

September 26, 2015 PostgreSQL, PostgreSQL DBA ScriptAnvesh Patel, database, database research and development, dbrnd, pg_postmaster_start_time, pg_reload_conf, pg_rotate_logfile, plpgsql, Postgres Query, postgresql, PostgreSQL Administrator, PostgreSQL Error, PostgreSQL Programming, PostgreSQL Tips and Tricks
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