rake db:create throws “database does not exist” error with postgresql

Question

I\'m using rails 4.1.5 with postgresql 9.1 under Debian 7, and I\'m not able to create a database in my development environment. When I run

bin/rake db:create
         


        

Answer 1

Had the same issue today (in OS X).

Solved with:

psql -U postgres
CREATE ROLE rolename WITH CREATEDB LOGIN;

Use \du to check if it's created.

Use \password rolename to create a password for that user/role.

Then you can setup DB with bundle exec rake db:migrate