[GENERAL] OS X Install

[Nathan Mealey]

I am trying to install PostgreSQL on OS X 10.3, using the package from Entropy.ch. The installation instructions there, as well as anywhere else I have seen them on the net, say to create a user (using the System Preferences pane) with a shortname "postgres". The problem is, this user already exists in my netinfo database/domain, and so I cannot either create a new user with the same short name, or use this user, because I do not know the password (I assume it is a system default user). Thus, I am unable to complete the installation, because I cannot run the following commands as user postgres.

/usr/local/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data<x-tad-bigger>

</x-tad-bigger>/usr/local/bin/pg_ctl -D /usr/local/pgsql/data -l postgres.log start

Has anyone else encountered this before? I'm so confused by this...why does this user already exist, and why can't I make use of it for this installation? Should I create a different user?

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Nathan Mealey
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