> Sorry to bother everyone with this, but I tried searching the site and > the archive to no avail. I have read the docs and can't seem to get > this ironed out. I get the error "psql: FATAL: Database "postgres" > does not exist in the system catalog." when trying to start a psql > session. This tells me that my install in not complete. I reread the > the post install instructions and can't see anything obvious that says > I missed something.
If you run psql without a database name as an option, it tries to connect to a database with the same name as the $USER psql runs as. So if you run it as user "postgres", and a db with that name does not exist (yet), it will complain. You should first create a database using "createdb somename" and then connect with "psql somename". Note you can get a list of available databases with psql -l. > > Any help is appreciated. > > Thanks > > John Vandervliet Bye, Chris. -- Chris Mair http://www.1006.org ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
