Re: make check fails: user "postgres" doesn't exist

On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 11:09:15PM +0200, Markus Bertheau wrote:
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] make check fails: user "postgres" doesn't exist
> From: Markus Bertheau <twanger(at)bluetwanger(dot)de>
> To: Jeff <jam(at)zoidtechnologies(dot)com>
> Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
> X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.0
> Date: 01 Jul 2003 23:09:15 +0200
>
> ?? ??????, 01.07.2003, ?? 22:53, Jeff ??????????:
> > On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 10:28:12PM +0200, Markus Bertheau wrote:
> > > make check fails, and I have absolutely no idea where to look:
> > >
> > > running on port 65432 with pid 631
> > > ============== creating database "regression" ==============
> > > createdb: could not connect to database template1: FATAL: user
> > > "postgres" does not exist
> > > pg_regress: createdb failed
> > > make: *** [check] ???????????? 2
> > >
> >
> > simply add the user. in a unix environment, and specifically Red Hat (though
> > it may apply in other places), you use the 'adduser' program, which has a
> > good man page. try 'man -k passwd' or 'man -k user' or something for hints
> > on your platform.
>
> The user postgres exists, but that wouldn't help, because I'm running
> make check as a user. And the postgres user that is meant is the
> postgres user that has nothing to do with the system postgres user, I
> think.
>

ah, ok in that case you need to configure pg appropriately.. maybe you need
to 'map' your current username to 'postgres'.. I dunno :)

just trying to be helpful is all.. I shall step aside and let others
respond.

regards,
J
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