Re: Several problems with installation on FreeBSD - how to reinstall without loosing data

Jon Theil Nielsen <jontheil@gmail.com> wrote:

> First, it started to complain about the role "root" did not
> exist. I don't think I have created anything that should refer to
> "root". Even though it's a potentially dangerous thing to do, I
> created the role. After that, the error message was that the
> "root" database did not exist. So I just created an empty
> database called "root". Then the server complained about loosing
> connection to a client.

To maximize your chances of getting suggestions which are most
helpful, it is better to copy and paste the specific error messages
with details about what led up to each error.

http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Guide_to_reporting_problems

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