Re: psql won't start - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Thomas Good
Subject Re: psql won't start
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.3.96.1001109083407.6129A-100000@q8.nrnet.org
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In response to psql won't start  ("Diego A. Puertas F." <dpuertas@uc.edu.ve>)
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On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Diego A. Puertas F. wrote:

> I have compiled succesfully PostgreSQL 7.0.2, and I had ran psql at least
> twice and built a database without problem.
>
>
> Now psql is not starting and throws the following message:
>
>  psql: FATAL 1:  Database "postgres" does not exist in the system catalog.
>
>
> So, what's going on?

Diego,

You are missing an argument: the database name...

$ psql <dbname>
For exam:  $ psql template1

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