On 8/2/06 17:26, "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Certainly not what I want, since that database doesn't exist. Is >> there a system database I could always count on being available that I >> could connect to? > > template1 but only if you allow it from pg_hba.conf. The postgres database would be more appropriate on 8.1+ (it is specifically inteded for that kind of thing), however like template1, it can be dropped, though that isn't advisable without good reason. Regards, Dave.
