I am a new user of PostgreSQL and Linux. I have my Linux up and running and my PostgreSQl semi-configured. I can get into PostgreSQL using super user on root and then super user into postgres. The problem is when I try to run psql and createdb from my home directory. When I do that, I get the following messages $ createdb david psql: FATAL 1: SetUserId: user 'david' is not in 'pg_shadow' $ psql psql: FATAL 1: Database "david" does not exist in the system catalog. Not sure what is going on here, but I think someone out there does. Can you help. Thanks Dave ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])