diff --git a/xCAT-client/bin/pgsqlsetup b/xCAT-client/bin/pgsqlsetup
index 64dcfab03..2949732b0 100755
--- a/xCAT-client/bin/pgsqlsetup
+++ b/xCAT-client/bin/pgsqlsetup
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
 #
 # check to see if postgresql is installed
 #
-my $cmd = "rpm -q postgresql";
+my $cmd = "rpm -q postgresql-server";
 if ($debianflag){
     $cmd = "dpkg -l | grep postgresql | awk '{print \$2}'";
 }
@@ -180,18 +180,6 @@ if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
     exit(1);
 }
 
-#
-#check to see if postgres user is created
-#
-my $cmd = "id postgres";
-my @output=xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
-if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
-{
-    my $message = "\nPostgreSQL user is not created, please make sure postgresql-server packages are installed.";
-
-    xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E", " $cmd failed. $message");
-    exit(1);
-}
 
 # check if 9.X release not built by us is installed,  setup different
 # SLES used default dir