Default password for my user in postgresql

Question

I installed postgresql on my Mac through homebrew. It said it didn't create a postgres account, but is using an account with my username instead. However, running the command psql fails because when I type in my password, it says it's wrong. I've retried it to make sure I'm not typing it wrong. So what's the password it gave me?

Answer 1

As per tadman's comment, Homebrew postgres currently creates an account with the same name as the installing user, but no password. E.g. after my initial install (username david):

$ psql postgres psql (12.2) Type "help" for help.  postgres=# \du                                    List of roles  Role name |                         Attributes                         | Member of  -----------+------------------------------------------------------------+-----------  david     | Superuser, Create role, Create DB, Replication, Bypass RLS | {}