Paul Smith <phhs80@gmail.com> schrieb:
> On 2/4/06, Devrim GUNDUZ <devrim@commandprompt.com> wrote:
> > Did you start postgresql service?
> >
> > # service postgresql start
>
> Thanks, Devrim. After "service postgresql start", I get
>
> $ createdb mydb
> createdb: could not connect to database postgres: FATAL: role
> "psmith" does not exist
> $
Create a database user:
Become root with su, then 'su - postgres', then createuser.
Read & edit the file 'pg_hba.conf'
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/client-authentication.html#AUTH-PG-HBA-CONF
HTH, Andreas
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