Postgres No permission to create user

Question

I am unable to use rails with postgres. The database wont create:

sayth@sayth-TravelMate-5740G:~/testapp2$ rake db:create:all
PG::InsufficientPrivilege: ERROR:           


        

Answer 1

The username / password you use lack the administrator rights that are necessary for creation users and databases.

Login as administrator and fix the permissions. If you have administrator login credentials, login and use ALTER ROLE to fix the rights on that account.