Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm Sender: cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Message-ID: <1F8B49DD9100D31195FC00A0C94989FE0CA2@obelix> From: Joost Kraaijeveld To: "'Christian Jullien'" Cc: "Cygwin AT Sourceware. Cygnus. Com (E-mail)" Subject: RE: Postgresql 6. 5 cygwin ports available ? Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 12:24:47 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) Content-Type: text/plain > Then I try to setup Postgres with initdb using 'postgres' or my valid > account 'jullien' but got : > > NOUSER > > > This is because initdb uses pg_id which in turn calls > getpwnam. I guess that > I also have to create > an /etc/passwd. After doing that, > > initdb --username=my-login works better, Yep, that is what a complete installation of the Andy Piper tools do. Joost Kraaijeveld Askesis B.V. Groenewoudseweg 46 6524VB Nijmegen tel: 024-3888063 / 06-51855277 fax: 024-3608416 email: JKraaijeveld AT askesis DOT nl web: www.askesis.nl -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com