When you install PostgreSQL newly, you will only be able to access it as superuser postgres. In this tutorial, you will learn how to access PostgreSQL as the default terminal user.

Step 1: Change the default terminal user to postgres

sudo su - postgres

Step 2: Enter the PostgreSQL shell

psql

Step 3: Create superuser

Create a superuser, say vicradon, with login privileges

CREATE ROLE vicradon LOGIN SUPERUSER;

Step 4: Create a database for that superuser

CREATE DATABASE vicradon

Step 5: Test your configuration

Open a new terminal and enter psql directly

psql

This should give something like

Congratulations 🎉, you can now execute postgres specific commands like createdb some_db directly in your terminal as default user. Please, subscribe to my newsletter (at the top) and follow me on Twitter. Thanks for reading. Adios ✌🏾🧡.