Re: FATAL: role "postgres" does not exist

[Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>]

bob(dot)middaugh(at)comcast(dot)net (Bob Middaugh) writes:
> Exception in thread "main" org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: Backend start-up failed: org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: FATAL: role "postgres" does not exist

> I don't know what it's looking for.  When you install the server from ports, it creates the user "pgsql" in /etc/passwd.  

FreeBSD is being a bit out of step here --- the default superuser name
is "postgres" in most distros.  If you can't persuade the OpenNMS
installer to use a nonstandard superuser name, it's no big deal ---
just create a second superuser role named "postgres".  See the CREATE
ROLE command, or use the "createuser" script.

			regards, tom lane