| From: | Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> |
|---|---|
| To: | Scott Robinson <scottwilliamrobinson(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | "pgadmin-support(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgadmin-support(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: No such database |
| Date: | 2012-08-28 16:24:34 |
| Message-ID: | CA+OCxoyyS3TZhv8uzgzyd3o7vG25kpmCxFjEXf_dMAJwm718AQ@mail.gmail.com |
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Hi
On Tuesday, August 28, 2012, Scott Robinson wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I am new to pgAdmin, running v9.1 on Windows Vista (much to my dismay).
>
> I am trying to set up a connection to a public server at flybase.org, the
> details of which are listed at http://gmod.org/wiki/Public_Chado_Databasesunder "direct chado access". Using any of the settings for "maintenance DB"
> in the drop-down menu I get the error:
>
> "Error connecting to the server: ERROR: No such database: postgres" (or
> template1 or whatever).
>
> Does this mean one can only connect to a public database if it is "set up"
> for pgAdmin on the server side or is there a different mode of connection
> which doesn't involve a "maintenance DB"?
>
> Apologies in advance if I have missed something obvious in the
> documentation.
>
You can type any database name there - the ones in the list are just
defaults. Just enter 'flybase' (without the quotes) and your should be
good to go.
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Dave Page
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