Important note for OpenERP build >= 5.0.1-11xrg: THE USERNAME HAS CHANGED!! Former user "tinyerp" is now called "openerp". For that, you will have to make sure the following files are chowned to the new user: /var/log/openerp /var/spool/openerp /var/run/openerp /etc/openerp /etc/openerp/cert.cfg /etc/openerp-server.conf /etc/logrotate.d/openerp-server Then, rename the user in the postgres database: psql -U postgres postgres ALTER ROLE tinyerp RENAME TO openerp; Then, edit your openerp-server.conf to depict the change: - db_user = tinyerp + db_user = openerp Good luck!