Re: install problem

If I understand your description of the problem sufficiently, I believe
you're
running into trouble at the "su postres" step.

Although I'm quite new to postgres, I do know that creating a user
account
named "postgres" is recommended, if not required, by the installation
process.
Entering "su postgres" on the cmd-line switches the user (su) in that
shell to
username: postgres -- it's not invoking a program, per se.  Then
logging in,
even via su, requires password authentication.

Hope this helps -
Scott



On Oct 9, 2004, at 7:29 AM, wayne schlemitz wrote:

> I am using SuSE 8.0 Professional Linux  and installing
> postresql 7.4 by placing the tar files in /temp and
> untar and unzip and followed the short install
> procedure.
> Log in as root
> ./ configure
> gmake
> gmake install
> useradd
> mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data
> chown postgres /usr/local/pgsql/data
> su postgres
> /usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
> ""same as above"" >logfile 2>&1 &
>
> At this point I checked the last 2 lines to enter and
> was told I do not have the password for the postges
> sence it is not a person but a program it should not
> ask for the password. Have not had sucess to call up
> the program or to finish the last 2 lines.
>   /usr/local/pgsql/bin/createdb test
>   /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pgsql test
>
> What can I do to finish the last 2 lines and call up
> the potgres or pgsql?
>
>
>
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