setting up

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#1eoghan
postgres@redry.net

Hi
Im new to postgres and I have just installed version 8.0.3. I used
darwinports on os x (10.4.2)... Having looked in the manual to start
the server:
$ postmaster -D /pgsql/data
Im not sure where i can find this data folder.... I have searched but
dont seem to have one...
Also, are there default accounts created and database as with mysql
root and test db?
Thanks
Eoghan

#2Ropel
ropel@ropel.it
In reply to: eoghan (#1)
Re: setting up

I don't know, OS x; on linux the local directory is
/usr/local/pgsql/data for 8.0 version, and used to be
/var/lib/pgsql/data on older versions for linux redhat.

You should have the default superuser account *postgres *and the
database *template1 *(don't change it, just login and create you own one)
I.E: *psql template1 postgres* and, once logged, *create database
myowndb;
*Then you can use psql myowndb postgres tp log on and start your
adventure...

Hope this helps. bye

Roberto

eoghan wrote:

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Hi
Im new to postgres and I have just installed version 8.0.3. I used
darwinports on os x (10.4.2)... Having looked in the manual to start
the server:
$ postmaster -D /pgsql/data
Im not sure where i can find this data folder.... I have searched but
dont seem to have one...
Also, are there default accounts created and database as with mysql
root and test db?
Thanks
Eoghan

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#3eoghan
postgres@redry.net
In reply to: Ropel (#2)
Re: setting up

Thanks Roberto,
I found a dev aritcle at apple explaining it... you have to create
the dir... So ive done that and im all up and running.
Thanks
Eoghan

On 23 Jul 2005, at 18:54, Ropel wrote:

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I don't know, OS x; on linux the local directory is /usr/local/
pgsql/data for 8.0 version, and used to be /var/lib/pgsql/data on
older versions for linux redhat.

You should have the default superuser account postgres and the
database template1 (don't change it, just login and create you own
one)
I.E: psql template1 postgres and, once logged, create database
myowndb;
Then you can use psql myowndb postgres tp log on and start your
adventure...

Hope this helps. bye

Roberto