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Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 14:50:30 -0500
From: Jason Tishler <jason AT tishler DOT net>
Subject: Re: postgresql question
In-reply-to: <5.1.1.6.2.20030103163103.01db4258@pop.mcs.anl.gov>
To: Michelle Wang <mwang AT mcs DOT anl DOT gov>
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Michelle,

Please post instead of sending private email.  Not only is it the more
appropriate way to solicit help, you may find that you get a better
response time too.

On Fri, Jan 03, 2003 at 04:58:52PM -0800, Michelle Wang wrote:
> I tried to build PostgreSql on Windows 2000 according to
> postgresql-7.3.README file.  The thing is after I created the
> "postgres" user account by
> 
>     # net user postgres /add /fullname:postgres /comment:'PostgreSQL user account' /homedir:"$(cygpath -w /home/postgres)"
>     # mkpasswd -l -u postgres >>/etc/passwd
> 
> I could not login "postgres" by ssh.

Did you set up ssh?

> I tried to check if the user "postgres" existed. I found that I could
> see it by ControlPanel->Users and Passwd. But the dir
> C:\cygwin\home\postgres didn't exist.

Did you create "C:\cygwin\home\postgres"?

> Any idea about that?

Note that you can always just login as postgres to run initdb, if you
don't have ssh set up.  Since I already have it set up, I find this way
to switch user to be *much* more convenient.

> Thanks a lot,

You are welcome.

Jason

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