Did you do "initdb"?
I suggest you read man pages:
man initdb
man postmaster
man pg_ctl
man createdb
man createuser
and PostgreSQL documentation in general.
If you are not able to solve the problem, please make a further post giving
details like:
PostgreSQL version you are using
Platform (OS etc)
Whether you installed using a package, or compiled from source
Any configure options you used
----- Original Message -----
From: " meena nimmagadda" <meenahere@lycos.com>
To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 11:01 AM
Subject: [GENERAL] need help
> Hi! I have some doubts on Postgres....
> Once we start a Postmaster process, will it keep running forever? How can
we restart/stop??(the commands???)
> Also, should we start the Postmaster only as the "postgres" superuser???
Is it possible to have users for postgres database also....like in
linux....we have users? What is the importance of users and superuser?
> After I start Postmaster process, I am getting the following error:
> SetUserId: user 'postgres' is not in 'pg_shadow'.
> What does it mean? How do I avoid it? Because of this,I am not able to
create a database......after starting postmaster process.
> Thanks,
> Meena.
>
>
> Get 250 color business cards for FREE!
> http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/
>
> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
> TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ?
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html
>
>