re: postgresql setup

[Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@shellworld.net>]

I installed version 8.3.5 with tasksel.  When I ran initdb, it ran in 
debug mode but ran successfully so far as I can tell.  I was then able to 
run postgres -D /usr/local/postgresql/data and the message that came back 
said postgres was ready to accept connections.  I exited that and the 
database system shut down.  Then I tried createuser dashielljt and the 
following came back as an error dialog.
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Script started on Sun 25 Jan 2009 05:56:42 AM EST
verizon:~# createuser dashielljt
Shall the new role be a superuser? (y/n) y
createuser: could not connect to database postgres: could not connect to server: No such file or directory
	Is the server running locally and accepting
	connections on Unix domain socket "/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432"?
verizon:~# exit
exit

Script done on Sun 25 Jan 2009 05:57:09 AM EST

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