Received: from paprika.michvhf.com (paprika.michvhf.com [209.57.60.12]) by hub.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id VAA88873 for ; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:55:12 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from vev@michvhf.com) Received: (qmail 12296 invoked by uid 1001); 21 Sep 1999 01:55:16 -0000 Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.3 [p0] on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:55:16 -0400 (EDT) X-Face: *0^4Iw) To: The Hermit Hacker Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Re: HISTORY for 6.5.2 Cc: Yu Cao , "pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org" , Michael Simms On 21-Sep-99 The Hermit Hacker wrote: > On Tue, 21 Sep 1999, Michael Simms wrote: > >> I would have to say that if you 'started out with theintention of writing >> a corba front-and' then I dont think you can really speak for newbies. >> >> When I started using postgresql I had vaguely heard of odbc and I had >> a couple of example queries of SQL. >> >> If I had had to go to template1 and create database whatever; and THEN >> go use it, I would have been fairly confused. > > Why? How did you learn about the createdb or createuser commands in the > first place? > > Section 20 of the INSTALL file could read: > > 20. Briefly test that the backend will start and > run by running it from the command line. > a. Start the postmaster daemon running in the > background by typing > $ cd > $ nohup postmaster -i > pgserver.log 2>&1 & > b. Connect to the database by typing > $ psql template1 > b. Create a database by typing > $ create database testdb; > c. Connect to the new database by typing: > template1=> \connect testdb > d. And run a sample query: > testdb=> SELECT datetime 'now'; > e. Exit psql: > testdb=> \q > f. Remove the test database (unless you will > want to use it later for other tests): > testdb=> drop database testdb; e and f mixed up? Vince. -- ========================================================================== Vince Vielhaber -- KA8CSH email: vev@michvhf.com flame-mail: /dev/null # include TEAM-OS2 Online Campground Directory http://www.camping-usa.com Online Giftshop Superstore http://www.cloudninegifts.com ==========================================================================