Am Samstag, 12. Mai 2001 18:00 schrieb David Stevenson:
> I am a new user of PostgreSQL and Linux. I have my Linux up and running
> and my PostgreSQl semi-configured. I can get into PostgreSQL using super
> user on root and then super user into postgres. The problem is when I try
> to run psql and createdb from my home directory. When I do that, I get the
> following messages
>
> $ createdb david
> psql: FATAL 1: SetUserId: user 'david' is not in 'pg_shadow'
change to root and call
createuser
consult man createuser or the postgres manual for further instructions.
create a user called david
[hint: linux system users and postgers users can vary and often do, there is
no link between system users and postgres users]
change to your user account david and connect with psql
janning
> $ psql
> psql: FATAL 1: Database "david" does not exist in the system catalog.
>
> Not sure what is going on here, but I think someone out there does. Can
> you help.
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