Re: trouble with an older version of postgresql

The trouble is there is no database. When i try to create the first one using createdb, i get an error:

createdb: could not connect to database postgres: FATAL: Database "postgres" does not exist in the system catalog.

Someone suggested i create my database using psql. But i cant do that, cant start psql. I havent yet created a single database.

K.K.

From: pgsql-novice-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org [mailto:pgsql-novice-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Jayadevan M
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 11:15 AM
To: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] trouble with an older version of postgresql

Hi,
Probably it is trying to connect to a database "kkrizan" which is not there at all. Please try using psql with database option, and specify an existing database name.
Like this
psql -d PROFICIENT
Regards,
Jayadevan

From: Krešimir Križanović <Kresimir(dot)Krizanovic(at)fer(dot)hr>
To:
Cc: <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Date: 02/08/2010 03:09 PM
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] trouble with an older version of postgresql
Sent by: pgsql-novice-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org

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I cant start psql. It says:

psql: FATAL: Database "kkrizan" does not exist in the system catalog.

'kkrizan' is my username.

K.K.

From: Mladen Gogala [mailto:mladen(dot)gogala(at)vmsinfo(dot)com <mailto:mladen(dot)gogala(at)vmsinfo(dot)com> ]
Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 12:08 AM
To: Krešimir Križanović
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] trouble with an older version of postgresql

Create database "postgres" from psql. It's an empty database, anyway.

On Fri, 2010-02-05 at 11:47 +0100, Krešimir Križanović wrote:

Hi, i downloaded telegraphCQ, a datastreaming tool based on postgresql 7.3.2.

I managed to install it and some library it needs, and now i have to start postmaster and create a database.

Step 1: $ initdb --no-locale -D /home/kkrizan/tcq/pgdata
All goes well

Step 2: $ pg_ctl start -D /home/kkrizan/tcq/pgdata -l /home/kkrizan/tcq/log/pglog
All goes well. I can see postmaster process using ps –x.

Step 3: $ createdb kkdb
I get an error.
createdb: could not connect to database postgres: FATAL: Database "postgres" does not exist in the system catalog.

Could you give me a few pointers how to solve this error problem?


Thanks in advance

Kresimir Krizanovic

Mladen Gogala
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