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Re: Changing to another user in cygwin -- login?
- From: Jason Tishler <jason at tishler dot net>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 07:58:16 -0500
- Subject: Re: Changing to another user in cygwin -- login?
- References: <3DF984D7.3030305@intekom.co.za>
Andre,
On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 08:57:27AM +0200, Andre Truter wrote:
> Now I want to run the createdb, etc scritps as user postgres to create
> a new database.
What about using the "--username" option?
$ id
uid=19695(jt) gid=10513(Domain Users)...
$ psql -l
psql: FATAL: user "jt" does not exist
$ psql -l --username postgres
List of databases
...
> I have tried 'login postgres' from a bash shell, but this is the result:
> $ login postgres
> Password:
> Login incorrect
> login:
Search the archives to understand why the above does not work.
> I also followed all the instructions in the postgres readme.
^^^
Really? What about the following:
[2] The "$" prompt indicates running as the "postgres" user. Log in
as "postgres" or use ssh to emulate Unix's "su" command.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Jason
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