Re: Getting Started: user doesn't exist - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Eric M. Cherry
Subject Re: Getting Started: user doesn't exist
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Msg-id 20060902141030.37E099FB4C4@postgresql.org
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In response to Re: Getting Started: user doesn't exist  (John Purser <jmpurser@gmail.com>)
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<emc posted a problem>

John answered:

> PostgreSQL is telling you that it doesn't know who 'emc' is.  You see
> postgreSQL user accounts (called roles) are entirely separate from the
> Operating System (in your case windows) users.  Try
> connecting (or createdb or createuser) with the '-U postgres' flag set
> and see what happens.

> John Purser

emc:

I did "createuser -U postgres", and the system led me through creating a
user "emc".  It worked beautifully; I'm logged in and creating databases.

Thanks again -- you guys rock!

   - emc


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