Hi, 1. connect template1 database with your user. 2. create database YOURDB 3. "\c YOURDB" will connect to new database 4. create table etc. linimi On 7/20/05, Josef Springer <Josef.Springer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > i want to automate the startup of my database. So i have to create first > an user and a database, second the schema, all with psql. But how can i > create a database with psql if no database exist ? Executing psql, i > must define the options for a database and an user with password. > > Best Regards, > Josef Springer > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster