Re: opening postgresql first time - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Avi Schwartz
Subject Re: opening postgresql first time
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In response to opening postgresql first time  (Robert Morgan <robert_@ihug.co.nz>)
List pgsql-novice
I don't know if this is the best way to do it, but I become root and
then 'su postgres'.  This makes you the postgres user at which point
you can add the user.

Avi

On Apr 27, 2004, at 20:56, Robert Morgan wrote:

> Hi have just installed postgres and tried to open it using: psql
> template1 postgres
> and get an error ident authentication failed.
>
> How do I open the dbms to add a user?
> Can I do it from the shell?


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