Re: role does not exist

should have given the full output earlier
pkumar(at)ulinux1:~$ sudo su - postgres[sudo] password for pkumar: postgres(at)ulinux3:~$ createdb authDBpostgres(at)ulinux3:~$ createuser -P -l authuserEnter password for new role: Enter it again: Shall the new role be a superuser? (y/n) ypostgres(at)ulinux3:~$ psql authDBpsql (8.4.11)Type "help" for help.
authDB=#

> From: rkevinburton(at)charter(dot)net
> To: adrian(dot)klaver(at)gmail(dot)com
> CC: jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com; pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] role does not exist
> Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 10:21:31 -0500
>
> Sudo -u postgres psql - now works!! Thank you. Now how do I add a role so
> that I don't have to use sudo?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adrian Klaver [mailto:adrian(dot)klaver(at)gmail(dot)com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 10:13 AM
> To: Kevin Burton
> Cc: 'Joshua D. Drake'; pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] role does not exist
>
> On 11/01/2012 08:06 AM, Kevin Burton wrote:
> > I had to install postgresql-client-common and postgresql-client-9.1 to
> > get psql it said that psql was in postgresql-client-common AND
> postgresql-xc.
> > Now that I know to avoid 'xc' I choose the common and rebooted. Then I
> > tried to run psql and I was met with an error that at least one of
> > postgresql-client-<version> had to be installed so I installed
> > postgresql-client-9.1. Now when I run psql I get the error:
> >
> > psql: could not connect to server: not such file or directory . . . .
> >
> > Now what?
>
> You have the client side installed but not the server side. You need to
> install the postgresql package. I have to run, will be away from computer
> for awhile. Good luck.
>
>
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