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Re: OT:postgres user to beging using PostgreSQL?



Hello
* Daniel de los Reyes (dadecal@s2-selling.com) wrote:
> Sorry for this off topic.
> I just installed Postgresql on a Potato box. I am trying to create new users 
> but I get errors saying that the user I am using is not present in pg_shadow. 
> Docs say only user present there by default is user postgres. Should I be 
> logged in with user postgres to be able to create users? How do I know it's 
> password?

	Yes, you need to be logged as `postgres', but you don't need a
	password.

	Simply su to root then su to postgres. Root can su to everybody
	without giving a password.

> Any hint to help me out of my confusion is really welcome

Bye
-- 
DEFRESNE Sylvain



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