Re: Removing binaries

On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 5:12 AM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

>
> Here's another idea: what if we always created the default database at
> initdb time? For example, if I initdb as rhaas, maybe it should
> create an "rhaas" database for me, so that this works:
>
> initdb
> pg_ctl start
> psql
>
> I think a big part of the usability problem here comes from the fact
> that the default database for connections is based on the username,
> but the default databases that get created have fixed names (postgres,
> template1). So the default configuration is one where you can't
> connect. Why the heck do we do it that way?
>
>
​I'd be curious to estimate how many users that have difficulties learning
how all this works actually run a manual initdb prior to beginning their
experimentation. I suspect the percentage is fairly low.

Doing away with "the default database for psql is one named after the user"
seems like it would be more widely applicable. I for one tend to name
things after what they do, or are used for, and thus have never benefited
from this particular design decision.

David J.