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Connect to This PostgreSQL Database on Linux

You are working as a System Administrator and have been tasked with querying a running PostgreSQL instance. You will need to run two queries: one to find the name of the user with an *ID* of **3**, and another to find the *ID* of the user with the name **David**.

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Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 15m
Published
Clock icon Jun 26, 2020

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  1. Challenge

    Connect to the Database

    As this database is behind a firewall, you must first connect to the server using SSH.

    After connecting to the server via SSH, you can connect to the database using the psql client:

    sudo -u postgres psql demo
    
  2. Challenge

    Print the Name of the User with an ID of 3

    select name from users where ID = 3;
    
  3. Challenge

    Print the ID of the User Named David

    select ID from users where name = 'David';
    

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