Re: help getting started with postgreSQL

["..." <mike@bcinternet.com>]

On Wed, 7 Oct 1998, Shaleh wrote:

> Hi, I just installed the postgreSQL packages.  However I can not add users
> because 
> 
> foo# createuser 
> Connection to database 'template1' failed.
> FATAL 1:  SetUserId: user "root" is not in "pg_shadow"
> 
> createuser: database access failed.
> foo#
> 
> The docs are not helping.  What is the necessary steps to getting a database up
> so I can learn SQL.
	You need to be the user 'postgres' in order to add users :>  Try
this (as root)

su - postrges
createuser

	Hope this helps.