Re: How to allow other users create databases ?

Peter Moscatt wrote:
>I have recently sucsessfully installed PostgreSQL onto my Linux system.
> I installed it under the user name of 'postgres' and able to create
>databases Ok.
>
>But when logged in as my normall user account 'pmoscatt' then try to
>create/manage databases I get an error message indicating that I don't
>have the permission to do so and that I am not in the catalogue of users
>to do so.
>
>How can I fix this ?

It sounds as though you have not created a PostgreSQL user for yourself.
That is separate from your system id.

Log in as postgres; then:

$ createuser pmoscatt

or connect to the database as postgres, then

CREATE USER pmoscatt CREATEDB;

If I have misunderstood and you have already created the user, add database
creation privilege by doing this (when connected as postgres):

ALTER USER pmoscatt CREATEDB;

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