Re: createuser: could not connect to database postgres: FATAL: could not open file "global/pg_database": No such file or directory

From: "Tri Quach" <tquach(at)k12(dot)hi(dot)us>
To: "'Tom Lane'" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: createuser: could not connect to database postgres: FATAL: could not open file "global/pg_database": No such file or directory
Date: 2008-03-21 02:43:28
Message-ID: 20080321024329.EBA8D3EF4@mailrelay.k12.hi.us
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Thanks everyone for all your help. After reboot the server, I was able to
recreate user and database. I am done with the installation.

Thanks,
Tri.

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[mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Tom Lane
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 3:57 PM
To: Tri Quach
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] createuser: could not connect to database postgres:
FATAL: could not open file "global/pg_database": No such file or directory

"Tri Quach" <tquach(at)k12(dot)hi(dot)us> writes:
> createuser: could not connect to database postgres: FATAL: could not open
> file "global/pg_database": No such file or directory

So is that file present (under /var/lib/pgsql/data)? What messages are
in the postmaster's logfile? What PG version is this, and on what
platform?

regards, tom lane

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