Problems with PostgreSQL 8.3 on Ubuntu Server 8.04.
I have never worked with database stuff. I need to set up a database for Moodle. I know I have PostgreSQL 8.3 installed on my computer. I try to create a new database, and it responds
createdb: could not connect to database postgres: FATAL: Ident authentication failed for user "bob" or createdb: could not connect to database postgres: FATAL: the database system is shutting down I try to create a new user by typing sudo -u postgres createuser -D -A -P myuser and it responds createuser: could not connect to database postgres: FATAL: the database system is shutting down I don't know what I am doing wrong. My copy of PostgreSQL must not like me. :( I would appreciate any help. Thank you. |
What happens is you 'sudo su - postgres'
and run psql (assuming that postgres is still running; if it isn't, restart it using [as root, or using sudo] '/etc/init.d/postgresql-8.3 start')? Do you see anything in postgres' log (not sure where it lives in debian/ ubuntu) pertaining to the crash? Chances are also that Ubunut doesn't create any database by default (and postgres' default is to connect to a database going by the same name as the user when invoked). Try a 'createdb' as the postgres user to begin with. Cheers, Tink |
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