pgAdmin credential automation

Forum|Forum|4 months ago
May 4, 2026
4 replies
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Hi,

Has anyone successfully implemented automated credential injection for the pgAdmin application?

There are no usable keyboard shortcuts, and TAB navigation doesn’t allow selecting “Add New Server”.

I also tried simulating key sequences (Alt → Right Arrow → Enter → Enter → Enter), but it doesn’t open the “Register Server” window. AutoIt-based automation attempts haven’t worked either.

If anyone has found a way to automate this, please let me know.

S

Saran Balaraman

BeyondTrust Employee

Try this out, this will open the Register Server dialog box in PGAdmin 4

[TaskSequence1]
SequenceDelay=10000
AppWindowTitle="pgAdmin 4"
SendKeys="+!b"

[TaskSequence2]
AppWindowTitle="pgAdmin 4"
SendKeys="+^{F}"

[TaskSequence3]
SendKeys=server{TAB}{ENTER}

C

ChanithuAuthor

Apprentice

Try this out, this will open the Register Server dialog box in PGAdmin 4

[TaskSequence1]
SequenceDelay=10000
AppWindowTitle="pgAdmin 4"
SendKeys="+!b"

[TaskSequence2]
AppWindowTitle="pgAdmin 4"
SendKeys="+^{F}"

[TaskSequence3]
SendKeys=server{TAB}{ENTER}

I tried this approach but after registering a server all the details get saved and remain under the Servers list. As a workaround, I added a custom keyboard shortcut by editing one of pgAdmin's JavaScript files that selects the saved server, which triggers a popup where the password can be injected

S

Saran Balaraman

BeyondTrust Employee

Another option you can try is to create a launcher script, which will first delete the cache file (pgadmin4.db) before launching the pgadmin4.exe

C

Comar

Apprentice

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