Larry.....
> You will need to become the operating system user under which PostgreSQL
> was installed (usually postgres) to create the first user account.
> According to the sys people it was installed over the network;
> presumably as the "root" user.
Yes, but even if it was installed on linux as root it creates the linux
user postgres as the root user of postgreSQL.
Log in to the linux box as root and then su to postgres. i.e.
su - postgres
Then create the database and database users there.
brew
==========================================================================
Strange Brew (brew@theMode.com)
Check out my Stock Option Covered Call website http://www.callpix.com
and my Musician's Online Database Exchange http://www.TheMode.com
==========================================================================