"Thomas T. Thai" wrote:
>also, when i start 'psql' as system user joe, it says:
>
>psql: FATAL 1: Database "joe" does not exist in the system catalog.
>
>if i run psql as system user XXX it would say '... Database "XXX" does not
>exist...'
>
>from the documents, it seems as though i can start psql without specifying
>a database.
>
If you don't specify the database, psql defaults to a database named by your
own login name. If you want to connect to any other database, do
`psql -d database'.
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