On 7/27/23 17:19, Amn Ojee Uw wrote:
> I'd like to log into my newly installed PostgreSQL [ PostgreSQL 12.15
> (Debian 12.15-1.pgdg120+1) ] using my linux account.
> In trying to do that this web page
> <https://alvinalexander.com/blog/post/postgresql/log-in-postgresql-database/>suggest that I enter :
>
> psql -d mydb -U myuser -W
>
> However, that command requires a database_name (mydb), and PosgreSQL 12.15 being so freshly installed does not yet
> have any database created by me.
>
> How would you suggest I circumvent this challenge?
The tutorial
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/tutorial.html
would be a good place to start.
From said tutorial:
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/tutorial-createdb.html
createdb mydb
Which in turn leads to:
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-createdb.html
>
> Mind you that, using the postgres account I have created other accounts.
>
>
> Role name | Attributes | Member of
> -----------+------------------------------------------------------------+-----------
> chispa | Superuser | {}
> pedro | Superuser | {}
> postgres | Superuser, Create role, Create DB, Replication, Bypass RLS | {}
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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Adrian Klaver
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