Re: psql: FATAL: role "postgres" does not exist

From: Scott Marlowe <scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Martin Gainty <mgainty(at)hotmail(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: psql: FATAL: role "postgres" does not exist
Date: 2009-09-27 01:44:09
Message-ID: dcc563d10909261844n25d7d1e4y9c185ff7c2d89d8b@mail.gmail.com
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So, did you delete the postgres user? What happens if you bring up a
backend in single user mode? Can you see the users then with \du?

2009/9/26 Martin Gainty <mgainty(at)hotmail(dot)com>:
> postgres
> ?
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>> Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:29:30 -0600
>> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] psql: FATAL: role "postgres" does not exist
>> From: scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com
>> To: mgainty(at)hotmail(dot)com
>> CC: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
>>
>> 2009/9/26 Martin Gainty <mgainty(at)hotmail(dot)com>:
>> > All-
>> >
>> > when starting postgres what does this error mean exactly?
>> > psql: FATAL:  role "postgres" does not exist
>> >
>> > what is the exact solution for psql: FATAL:  role "postgres" does not
>> > exist
>> > error?
>>
>> That's not an error starting postgresql, it's an error starting psql.
>> Postgresql, by default, sets ownership of the cluster files and
>> creates a login role for the username used to run initdb. So, what
>> username was used to run initdb?
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