psql: FATAL: user "root" does not exist createdb: database creation failed

[Jeoffrey L. Palacio]

Hi to all I'm Jeoffrey, and I'm a newbie to postgreSQL. My problem is
that when i execute the command createdb <database name> i always get a

[***@webdata root]# createdb ibmadb
psql: FATAL: user "root" does not exist
createdb: database creation failed

Then I tried to create the user root by the command:

createuser <username> and i always get this message also:

[***@webdata root]# createuser
Enter name of user to add: root
Shall the new user be allowed to create databases? (y/n) y
Shall the new user be allowed to create more new users? (y/n) n
psql: FATAL: user "root" does not exist
createuser: creation of user "root" failed


my postgresql version is 7.3.4 and my OS is FEDORA CORE 1 x86_64 bit
architecture.

What is wrong about it? please help.


Thanks,

Jeoffrey

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[Christian Fowler]

execute these as the postgres user:

su - postgres

One option is to create a super-user with something like:

postgres$ createuser -d -a -P jeoff

then:

jeoff$ createdb ibmadb

then do administrative things with that user. I would advise *NOT* using
root. If this is a tightly controlled (non-shared) machine, you could make
a super user as your normal unix login (which hopefull is not root).
Ideally you'll only need root to start the postgres service.

Post by Jeoffrey L. Palacio
Hi to all I'm Jeoffrey, and I'm a newbie to postgreSQL. My problem is
that when i execute the command createdb <database name> i always get a
psql: FATAL: user "root" does not exist
createdb: database creation failed
Enter name of user to add: root
Shall the new user be allowed to create databases? (y/n) y
Shall the new user be allowed to create more new users? (y/n) n
psql: FATAL: user "root" does not exist
createuser: creation of user "root" failed
my postgresql version is 7.3.4 and my OS is FEDORA CORE 1 x86_64 bit
architecture.
What is wrong about it? please help.
Thanks,
Jeoffrey
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[Vishal Kashyap @ [SaiHertz]]

Try this

createdb -U postgres ibmadb


On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:55:30 +0800 (PHT), Jeoffrey L. Palacio

Post by Jeoffrey L. Palacio
Hi to all I'm Jeoffrey, and I'm a newbie to postgreSQL. My problem is
that when i execute the command createdb <database name> i always get a
psql: FATAL: user "root" does not exist
createdb: database creation failed
Enter name of user to add: root
Shall the new user be allowed to create databases? (y/n) y
Shall the new user be allowed to create more new users? (y/n) n
psql: FATAL: user "root" does not exist
createuser: creation of user "root" failed
my postgresql version is 7.3.4 and my OS is FEDORA CORE 1 x86_64 bit
architecture.
What is wrong about it? please help.
Thanks,
Jeoffrey
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