Frank Hilliard wrote:
>I can get Postgres running by going su postgres, logging in, and then using
>psql. However, what I'd like to do is to use the icon in the KDE menu under
>Debian, Databases, Postgresql. When I do this from my home directory, the
>terminal flashes up and then disappears. What permissions do I have to put i
>n
>place to launch Postgres from my own Linux account?
You have to create a PostgreSQL user with the same name as your login id.
Use the SQL command `CREATE USER' or the createuser script.
(NB: Debian questions are better directed first to the Debian lists.)
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