Changing the default operator and guest passwords for CAST Storage Service
End of Life Notice
CAST Storage Service (com.castsoftware.css) is End of Life and is no longer supported or distributed. Customers previously using CAST Storage Service must migrate to a standard PostgreSQL installation. CAST recommends PostgreSQL 18.x.
Introduction
When a CAST Storage Service is installed or when a PostgreSQL instance is installed, two additional users/roles are created (operator/guest) by default as listed below. An additional user (postgres) is already present out of the box:
| User | Default password |
|---|---|
| operator | CastAIP |
| guest | WelcomeToAIP |
If you would like to change the passwords for these users, there are various methods. CAST recommends either using PgAdmin (which is bundled with CAST Storage Service) or use a SQL query. Both are explained below.
See**Action items after changing the operator user password when using CAST Console** for more information.
Using PgAdmin
Right click the operator/guest user and choose Properties. Then click the Definition tab and enter the new password in the Password field. Click Save to action the changes.
Using a SQL query
Use the ALTER USER statement, where username is operator/guest and where password is the new password you would like to set:
ALTER USER username
WITH PASSWORD 'password';