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+# The PostgreSQL DBMS
+
+Default user, db: `postgres`
+
+## User management
+
+Everything should be done as user `postgres`.
+
+New user:
+
+    createuser --pwprompt mypguser
+
+Change password:
+
+    # in `psql`
+    ALTER ROLE user WITH PASSWORD 'xxx';
+
+## New database
+
+    sudo su postgres
+    createdb -O mypguser mypgdatabase
+
+    # delete db
+    dropdb mypgdatabase