David Scullion wrote: > whenever i try to run the psql command it always tells me > psql: FATAL 1: Database (dave) does not exist in the system catalogue > > then when i try createdb dave i get the same message > except that it is user dave who doesn't exist in the system catalogue. > > Thanks in advance > > DavidScullion > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > Try: createuser -a -d --username=postgres dave To create user dave then createdb dbname psql dbname hth, - Stuart