# Is it possible to login into the postgres database inside the docker image?

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**Created:** [November 2, 2015, 12:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-login-into-the-postgres-database-inside-the-docker-image/35167 "2015-11-02T00:48:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-login-into-the-postgres-database-inside-the-docker-image/35167/2 "2015-11-02T01:43:28Z")

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Any reason not to make yourself a new service account w different name & password?

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