Thread: trouble by running 'Initialize PostgreSQL'

in postgresql-7.3.4.README there stands..

8. Initialize PostgreSQL (*when running under the "postgres" account*):

    $ initdb -D /usr/share/postgresql/data

How can I log on as 'postgres'?

If I put 'su - postgres' then it asks password, I type the password, it says - 'su: incorrect password' The password
_is_correct. 

Can anybody help me? Or is there another way to run '$ initdb -D /usr/share/postgresql/data'?



Olavi

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Olavi,

On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 12:10:29PM +0300, Olavi Tiimus wrote:
> How can I log on as 'postgres'?

What about the following from the README?

    [2] The "$" prompt indicates running as the "postgres" user.  Log in
        as "postgres" or use ssh to emulate Unix's "su" command.

The former above is just the old fashion Windows way -- logon at the
logon prompt.  The latter is much more convenient assuming you already
have sshd set up...

> If I put 'su - postgres' then it asks password, I type the password,
> it says - 'su: incorrect password' The password _is_ correct.

su does *not* work under Cygwin -- search the Cygwin archives for the
details.

Jason

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