Re: [GENERAL] initdb in 6.5 not creating 'postgres' db

Thats what I thought but when I tried to run the backend to test it with
postmaster -i
It complained that the database 'postgres' didnt exist... I know., use
postmaster -i template1 I suppose?

thanks
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: John M. Flinchbaugh <glynis(at)butterfly(dot)hjsoft(dot)com>
To: <pgsql-general(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Sent: Thursday, 17 June 1999 1:56
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] initdb in 6.5 not creating 'postgres' db

> On Wed, 16 Jun 1999, Robert Chalmers wrote:
> > Just installed 6.5, all seems well, but it wont start - claims initdb
didn't
> > creat the database 'postgres' ...
> > whats happening here ?
>
> initdb only creates `template1'. you have to `createdb postgres' for
> yourself if you even want the postgres user to have it's own personal
> database.
>
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