Installing set_user

set_user is supported on EDB Postgres Advanced Server (EPAS) 17 and later. For details, see:

EDB Postgres Advanced Server Product Compatibility

Installation

Before you begin the installation process:

Install Postgres. See:
- Installing EDB Postgres Advanced Server
Set up the repository:
Setting up the repository is a one-time task. If you've already set up your repository, you don't need to perform this step.
To set up the repository, go to EDB repositories and follow the instructions provided there.

Install the package

The syntax for the package install command is:

# For RHEL, CentOS, SLES and derivatives
sudo <package-manager> -y install edb-<postgres><postgres_version>-set_user

# For Debian and Ubuntu
sudo <package-manager> -y install edb-<postgres><postgres_version>-set-user

Where:

<package-manager> is the package manager used with your operating system:
Package manager Operating system
dnf RHEL 8/9 and derivatives
zypper SLES
apt-get Debian and derivatives
<postgres> is the distribution of Postgres you're using:
Postgres distribution Value
EDB Postgres Advanced Server as
<postgres_version> is the version of Postgres you're using.

Package manager	Operating system
dnf	RHEL 8/9 and derivatives
zypper	SLES
apt-get	Debian and derivatives

Postgres distribution	Value
EDB Postgres Advanced Server	as

For example, to install set_user for EDB Postgres Advanced Server 18:

# RHEL 9
sudo dnf -y install edb-as18-set_user

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt-get -y install edb-as18-set-user