Re: database "postgres" does not exist

> Hello everybody
> We have a very strange problem here: we have been using postgresql for
> several years now, it runs fine without any problem.
> BUT today, we saw something I do not understand:
> when I try to use psql like this:
> sudo -u postgres psql
> I get the message     psql: FATAL:  database "postgres" does not exist
> About 1-2 months ago, this was OK
> I know this message is current on a new installation when the system is
> NOT initialized.
> But what puzzles me here is that the database postgres DID exist... but
> it seems to have suddenly disappeared !!!!
> A part from this, everything works fine, for example the command:
>                            sudo -u postgres psql -d template1
> works, and the postgres applications run quite smoothly
> So, here is my question: how such a thing could have happen ? We cannot
> remeber any stupid thing we could have done (but may be we did... And
> what do I have to do to recreate the postgres database... in fact, is it
> even necessary doing so ?

If you issue "\l" from within the posgresql command prompt does it list postgres as a database?
If it does not show up, my guess is that is was dropped.

Regards,

Richard Broersma Jr.