Re: Trying to setup Postgres for the 1st time. - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tyson Oswald
Subject Re: Trying to setup Postgres for the 1st time.
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Msg-id 37D9BE3B.4DD2CEA8@iserv.net
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In response to Trying to setup Postgres for the 1st time.  ("Suddn" <Bogus@NoSpam.com>)
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I just set mine up try initdb. You should be logged in as Postgres first. This
will create the default database Template1.  I had a hard time logging in as
Postgres so I had to change the accounts password by using

> passwd postgres

hope this helps a little.

Suddn wrote:

> I installed Red Hat 6.0 (Mandrake 6.0) and chose to install the Postgres
> package.
>
> Apparently it isn't completely setup.  Are there any VERY EASY TO FOLLOW
> instructions on configuring Postgres?  I read some docs that were suppose to
> be about stetting this up but the guy went off on some tangent about
> "parallel universes" and other very strange crap.  All I want is a step by
> step instruction list.
>
> Thanks.


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