problem starting postgresql i.e postmaster - Mailing list pgsql-general

From suresh s
Subject problem starting postgresql i.e postmaster
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Msg-id 20021204094317.65315.qmail@web14609.mail.yahoo.com
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In response to select refcursor into a variable  ("Madhavi" <madhavi@zoniac.com>)
Responses Re: problem starting postgresql i.e postmaster  (Thomas Beutin <tyrone@laokoon.IN-Berlin.DE>)
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hi,

/etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql start

when i run this it says user 'postgres' does not
exists,
i am unable to run the postgres,

to create a postgres user i should first start
postgresql

createuser says no postmaster runnning

how can this problem be solved

suresh s

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