diff --git a/debian/resources/postgresql/create.sh b/debian/resources/postgresql/create.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+#move to script directory so all relative paths work
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+#includes
+. ../config.sh
+
+#set the working directory
+cwd=$(pwd)
+cd /tmp
+
+#set client encoding
+sudo -u postgres psql -c "SET client_encoding = 'UTF8';";
+
+#add the database users and databases
+sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE DATABASE fusionpbx;";
+sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE DATABASE freeswitch;";
+
+#add the users and grant permissions
+sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE ROLE fusionpbx WITH SUPERUSER LOGIN PASSWORD '$database_password';"
+sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE ROLE freeswitch WITH SUPERUSER LOGIN PASSWORD '$database_password';"
+sudo -u postgres psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE fusionpbx to fusionpbx;"
+sudo -u postgres psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE freeswitch to fusionpbx;"
+sudo -u postgres psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE freeswitch to freeswitch;"
+
+#restart postgres
+service postgresql restart