I'm trying to install PostgreSQL on my Mac laptop.
I used MacPorts for the first stage of the installation. I did the following:
% sudo port install postresql82 +perl +python
This took quite a while to complete, but it ran without a hitch.
From that point on I followed the instructions given in
although I had to make significant modifications to their procedure (for one thing, they use Fink to install the software whereas I used MacPorts; and they refer to v. 7.4.1 as the most recent version of PostgreSQL, so the instructions are somewhat old).
Per these instructions, I created a postgres user, logged in as it, updated my PATH, started the server manually, and created a database with
% createdb test
After this point I am able to log in as the postgres user using "psql test".
But I can't log in as any othe user. I get the errors like this one:
FATAL: role "root" does not exist
The instructions I'm following have nothing to say about "roles". (I figure this must be a post-7.4.2 feature.)
Can someone point to more up-to-date installation instructions for OS X?
Thanks!
kj
