Dell VxRail Appliance Series: How to access the postgres database on VCSA
Summary: How to access the postgres database on VCSA.
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Instructions
Users can access the vCenter postgres database as per VMware KB below. However, making changes to the database is strongly discouraged and unsupported.
There is no separate credential required as long as root is used in shell.
https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2147285 (VCSA > 6.5)
**path might differ for <6.0 has the psql path: /opt/vmware/vpostgres/9.3/bin/psql
There is no separate credential required as long as root is used in shell.
https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2147285 (VCSA > 6.5)
**path might differ for <6.0 has the psql path: /opt/vmware/vpostgres/9.3/bin/psql
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Article Number: 000059568
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 27 Jun 2023
Version: 4
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