Need immediate help with install

I am installing postgres 6.4 on my Solaris 2.5.1 machine.  I ran the configure script with
the --prefix option set.  It found my machine type ok and used the Solaris_sparc_gcc template.  I
made the binaries with gmake and that completed fine and the install went fine also.  I run
the initdb script and it seems to complete without any problems.  Here is the output from initdb

We are initializing the database system with username sdbm (uid=1030).
This user will own all the files and must also own the server process.

Creating Postgres database system directory /vol3/postgresql-6.4-solaris/data
Creating Postgres database system directory /vol3/postgresql-6.4-solaris/data/base
Creating template database in /vol3/postgresql-6.4-solaris/data/base/template1
Creating global classes in /vol3/postgresql-6.4-solaris/data/base
Adding template1 database to pg_database...
Vacuuming template1
Creating public pg_user view
Creating view pg_rules
Creating view pg_views
Creating view pg_tables
Creating view pg_indexes
Loading pg_description

This all looks fine.  I start the postmaster process without any problems.  Next when I try to do a
createdb as the postgres superuser I get the following:
> createdb test
Connection to database 'template1' failed.
User authentication failed
createdb: database creation failed on test.

Any idea why this is happening?  I am lost.  I had version 6.3.2 installed previously and started to
get the same type of errors.  I thought upgrading would help.  I have made sure all my paths were
correct and that no other postmasters were running.  I also did the initdb in debug mode but I have
no clue what to look for.  Maybe if someone give me ideas what might be wrong there I could look
into it more.  I am REALLY screwed and need some help.
Thanks
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Chris Williams
Sterling Software
Rome, New York
Phone: (315) 336-0500
Email: chris_d_williams@sterling.com