Fatal: Database does not exist - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Suvanaket, Dear (MS)
Subject Fatal: Database does not exist
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Msg-id 33039DBDED22BE47B9F45999ED0D7A0409926B@XMBTX143.northgrum.com
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Responses Re: Fatal: Database does not exist  (Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@gmail.com>)
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Hi,
 
I get the error "FATAL: Database "xxx" does not exist" when trying to connect to the database using JDBC. The superuser "postgres" owns my database and tables. However, it seems I can only connect to the database when the username matches the name of the database I am connecting to. I can't connect to the database as the superuser postgres who owns the database. For example, if my database were named "Trudy", I can only connect with a user named "Trudy".
 
The Java code I'm using to connect looks something like this:
 
  try{
         //Register the JDBC driver for PostgreSQL.
         Class.forName(driverType);
              
         //Get a connection to the database
         Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url, username, password);
         PreparedStatement ps =
             conn.prepareStatement(jsassql);
           ps.execute();
           conn.close();
      }
      catch(Exception e){
         e.printStackTrace();
      }
 
Is there anyway to fix the access so I can use a superuser other than the one named after the database?
 

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