Re: Installation question

From: Rich Shepard <rshepard(at)appl-ecosys(dot)com>
To: Charles Hauser <chauser(at)duke(dot)edu>
Cc: Hadley Willan <hadley(dot)willan(at)deeperdesign(dot)co(dot)nz>, Postgresql General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Installation question
Date: 2003-03-10 22:49:57
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.44.0303101448110.15546-100000@appl-ecosys.com
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On 10 Mar 2003, Charles Hauser wrote:

> Perhaps, first time install...........
>
> ./configure -> ran OK
> gmake -> ran OK
> su -> I misunderstood and did NOT do this
> gmake install -> sudo gmake install ran OK
>
> So, I want to:
> - create a DB with me as owner
>
> adduser postgres-> skip?

Beg pardon, Charles. I thought you had the postgres user added already.
What I've done in the past -- and this may be different with the 7.3 series
-- is su to postgres to run initdb, then create me as a user.

Rich

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