From: | crdandridge1(at)comcast(dot)net |
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To: | pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: install |
Date: | 2006-03-01 18:05:27 |
Message-ID: | 200603011305.28005.crdandridge1@comcast.net |
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the distro i'm using is suse 10.0
On Wednesday 01 March 2006 10:32, Seneca Cunningham wrote:
> crdandridge1(at)comcast(dot)net wrote:
> > silly me! i was trying "adduser" when the command i needed to use was
> > "useradd"....boy do i feel stupid....now i'm at the part where i do "su -
> > postgres" and its asking me for a password but i don't remember ever
> > setting up one...any ideas?
>
> Check your distro's documentation about useradd. There probably is no
> password set for the account.
>
> Check to see if postgres has a shell set up in /etc/passwd. If there
> is, you can "su - postgres" as root or "sudo su - postgres" as a
> nonroot user with sufficient sudo privileges. If there is no shell for
> the account, use chsh to set one before trying to switch users.
>
> Also, linux's current stable release is 2.6.15.4. While "linux 10.0"
> does reduce the number of possible distributions, you would be more
> likely to get help relating to the distro you're using if you say which
> one it is.
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