[opencms-dev] Postgres set fails: Database "postgres" does notexist

[Jack Bakker]

Not that it helps you with your frustration, but I installed using v6a3 to
postgresql without any trouble whatsoever. I used a database called opencms6
(doesn't have to be named opencms).

Jack 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: opencms-dev-bounces at opencms.org 
> [mailto:opencms-dev-bounces at opencms.org] On Behalf Of Graham Leggett
> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 12:48 PM
> To: The OpenCms mailing list
> Subject: Re: [opencms-dev] Postgres set fails: Database 
> "postgres" does notexist
> 
> 
> tony wrote:
> 
> > You need to create a database called "opencms" before starting the 
> > opencms setup process.
> 
> What for? I may choose to install many instances of opencms against 
> different databases, there is little reason to choose 
> "opencms", as it 
> implies only one instance of opencms will ever exist on that machine.
> 
> Not to mention that the requirement to create this "opencms" 
> database is 
> not documented anywhere. :(
> 
> > This is common procedure when setting up a new
> > database with PostgreSQL use command "createdb -E {encoding 
> desired} 
> > opencms".
> 
> The common procedure for Postgres to link to the database 
> "template1", 
> and then use this connection to create users and additional databases.
> 
> > Then when you run the setup it will find the db in the system 
> > catalogue, drop it and then recreate and populate it.
> > 
> > Hope that helps
> 
> Seriously - this setup procedure makes no sense whatsoever. I 
> was able 
> to reverse engineer most of the process to figure out what was really 
> happening, but for anybody trying to set up opencms who isn't a java 
> programmer isn't going to have the faintest clue where to begin :(
> 
> Regards,
> Graham
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>