Sorry there isn't a README.Debian.gz in the postgresql-doc-9.1. There is a changelog.Debian.gz but that doesn't seem to address this problem.
From: Craig Ringer [mailto:ring...@ringerc.id.au] Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 12:33 AM To: Kevin Burton Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [GENERAL] role does not exist On 11/01/2012 06:54 AM, Kevin Burton wrote: I have successfully installed PostgreSQL on a Ubuntu Linux machine. However right off the bat I type 'psql' and I get the error: 'role "xxxx" does not exist'. As with most Ubuntu packages, there's documentation on post-install setup steps in /usr/share/doc/[packagename]/README.Debian.gz. See: zless /usr/share/doc/postgresql-?.?/README.Debian.gz -- Craig Ringer
