Problem in starting postgresql

Started by Nandu Gargabout 24 years ago2 messagesgeneral
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#1Nandu  Garg
focussed@rediffmail.com

Hi All

I am new to pgsql and just now started with it. It is installed on our Linux Machine.
I am referring an online Doc and doing things. Now I have following prblems at my level.

when I issue following command at my prompt It gives me following error
$psql
Connection to database 'amol' failed.
FATAL 1: Database amol does not exist in pg_database

When I issued following command
$createdb mydb
Connection to database 'template1' failed.
FATAL 1: SetUserId: user 'amol' is not in 'pg_shadow'

'amol' is my actual user on linux. Now What can be the problem.. Also let me know what are the starting command on Linux for pgsql.

Amol

#2Darren Ferguson
darren@crystalballinc.com
In reply to: Nandu Garg (#1)
Re: Problem in starting postgresql

you will have to create the user Amol in the database if you want to
connect to it using psql.

Otherwise you can connect using the user that you started the db system
normally postgres

then you do

psql -U postgres template1

From here you can create other dbs users etc, or you can go to the bin in
pgsql and use the fnctions there

Hope this helps

Darren

Darren Ferguson

On 9 Jan 2002, Nandu Garg wrote:

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Hi All

I am new to pgsql and just now started with it. It is installed on our Linux Machine.
I am referring an online Doc and doing things. Now I have following prblems at my level.

when I issue following command at my prompt It gives me following error
$psql
Connection to database 'amol' failed.
FATAL 1: Database amol does not exist in pg_database

When I issued following command
$createdb mydb
Connection to database 'template1' failed.
FATAL 1: SetUserId: user 'amol' is not in 'pg_shadow'

'amol' is my actual user on linux. Now What can be the problem.. Also let me know what are the starting command on Linux for pgsql.

Amol

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