John,
> postgres=# \q
> johnp@sussancws0114:~/downloads$ /opt/PostgreSQL/8.4/bin/psql -U bruno
> Password for user bruno:
> psql: FATAL: database "bruno" does not exist
> johnp@sussancws0114:~/downloads$
> What am I doing wrong?
Without PGDATABASE set, psql assumes that a database with the same name as
the user connecting exists. Just add the database name to the psql command
and you should be all set.
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Gary Chambers