Postgresql password lost

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Hello Everybody,

I am running a Nextcloud 17 VM using Postgresql database.
Database username is postgres,
I lost the password generated for user postgres at install time.
Now I need it to set up a backup script so I need to know the related password.
is it safe to change the password for user postgres (e.g. by the related webmin module)?
If yes, should I modify some other config file?

Best regards
Enrico

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Yes, problem solved, thank you!