Re: newbie postgresql question

[Ron Peterson <rpeterso@mtholyoke.edu>]

Charles Lewis wrote:

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>   psql: FATAL 1: SetUserId: user 'chas' is not in 'pg_shadow'
> 
> I imagine that I have to add myself to some group or something, but I have
> absolutely no idea where to start looking.
> 
> I've read some postgres documentation, but debian apparently does things a
> little differently. Any suggestions?

This is a PostgreSQL issue, not a debian issue.  You need to add 'chas'
to the PostgreSQL user database.  Do 'createuser chas'.  See 'man
createuser'.

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Ron Peterson
Network & Systems Manager
Mount Holyoke College
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