On Oct 15, 2004, at 8:09 PM, Nathan Mealey wrote:
I am trying to install PostgreSQL on OS X 10.3, using the package from Entropy.ch. The installation instructions there, as well as anywhere else I have seen them on the net, say to create a user (using the System Preferences pane) with a shortname "postgres". The problem is, this user already exists in my netinfo database/domain, and so I cannot either create a new user with the same short name, or use this user, because I do not know the password (I assume it is a system default user). Thus, I am unable to complete the installation, because I cannot run the following commands as user postgres.
I think the user is there in 10.3 by default. Apple is using PostgreSQL in one of their products. In order to use postgres (and to have postgres show up as a normal user available in the login menu) I deleted the user in NetInfo Manager. You also have to delete the postgres group. After doing this, I was able to create a postgres user in the accounts view of System Preferences.
Best,
John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL
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