From 8cce472feb5eef3f2542d4c24cf6a303d25a758a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Peter J. Keleher" <keleher@umd.edu> Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2017 19:30:23 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f7970d8..f61fda8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Following steps will get you started with creating a database and populating it * Important: The server should be already started on your virtual machine -- you do not need to start it. However, the following two help pages discuss how to start the server: [Creating a database cluster](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/creating-cluster.html) and [Starting the server](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/server-start.html) -* PostgreSQL server has a default superuser called **postgres**. You can do everything under that username, or you can create a different username for yourself. If you run a command (say `createdb`) without any options, it uses the same username that you are logged in under (i.e., `vagrant`). However, if you haven't created a PostgreSQL user with that name, the command will fail. You can either create a user (by logging in as the superuser), or run everything as a superuser (typically with the option: **-U postgres**). +* PostgreSQL server has a default superuser called **postgres**. You can do everything under that username, or you can create a different username for yourself. If you run a command (say `createdb`) without any options, it uses the same username that you are logged in under (i.e., `ubuntu`). However, if you haven't created a PostgreSQL user with that name, the command will fail. You can either create a user (by logging in as the superuser), or run everything as a superuser (typically with the option: **-U postgres**). * After the server has started, the first step is to **create** a database, using the **createdb** command. PostgreSQL automatically creates one database for its own purpose, called **postgres**. It is preferable you create a different database for your data. Here are more details on **createdb**: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/tutorial-createdb.html -- GitLab