Re: Q re installing Pg on OS X?

OK, I found the answer to my question about the "roles" error.
Still, it would be nice to have more up-to-date instructions on how to
install PostgreSQL on OS X. Any pointers would be much appreciated!

TIA!

kj

On 4/15/07, Kynn Jones <kynnjo(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
> I'm trying to install PostgreSQL on my Mac laptop.
>
> I used MacPorts for the first stage of the installation. I did the
> following:
>
> % sudo port install postresql82 +perl +python
>
>
> This took quite a while to complete, but it ran without a hitch.
>
> From that point on I followed the instructions given in
>
>
> http://developer.apple.com/internet/opensource/postgres.html
>
> although I had to make significant modifications to their procedure (for
> one thing, they use Fink to install the software whereas I used MacPorts;
> and they refer to v. 7.4.1 as the most recent version of PostgreSQL, so
> the instructions are somewhat old).
>
> Per these instructions, I created a postgres user, logged in as it,
> updated my PATH, started the server manually, and created a database with
>
> % createdb test
>
> After this point I am able to log in as the postgres user using "psql
> test".
>
> But I can't log in as any othe user. I get the errors like this one:
>
> FATAL: role "root" does not exist
>
> The instructions I'm following have nothing to say about "roles". (I
> figure this must be a post-7.4.2 feature.)
>
> Can someone point to more up-to-date installation instructions for OS X?
>
> Thanks!
>
> kj
>
>
>