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This section provides information about the security policies and mechanisms that are supported by the vFabric
Postgres database.
Since you can set the parameters as you create a vFabric Postgres database, you can create configurations that
are not mentioned in this section. But if you install the vPostgres database as an appliance, the connections
that are created and used by default as described here.
Services that Accept Remote Connections
The vPostgres virtual appliance supports one network interface by default (dhcp) and contains the following
services that accept remote connections.
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The Postgres service on port 5432.
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SSH service on port 22.
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The VAMI Web Management UI on port 5480. You can connect to port 5480 via https to update or
reconfigure the appliance.
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The VAMI SFCB broker on ports 5488 and 5489.
Accounts Created During Installation
The "root" and "postgres" users are created when the vPostgres database is deployed.
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The "root" user can log into the appliance from the guest console using the same random password as the
postgres user. Remote ssh logins are disabled for root. Database access is also disabled for root.
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The "postgres" user is a database administrator account. This user can log into the appliance from the guest
console, log in remotely using ssh, or connect to the database service on port 5432. The initial password
for the "postgres" user is randomly generated and displayed on the guest console. You can use
the /opt/aurora/sbin/set_password utility to change the password for the "postgres" user.
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