title: "settings.DATABASES is improperly configured" error performing syncdb with django 1.4
body: <p>I've created a simple django 1.4 project and am trying to issue syncdb to create the (postgres) db schema. I'm getting this error :-</p>
  
  <pre><code>Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "manage.py", line 10, in &lt;module&gt;
  execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 443, in execute_from_command_line
  utility.execute()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 382, in execute
  self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 196, in run_from_argv
  self.execute(*args, **options.__dict__)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 232, in execute
  output = self.handle(*args, **options)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 371, in handle
  return self.handle_noargs(**options)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/django/core/management/commands/syncdb.py", line 57, in handle_noargs
  cursor = connection.cursor()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/django/db/backends/dummy/base.py", line 15, in complain
  raise ImproperlyConfigured("settings.DATABASES is improperly configured. "
  django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: settings.DATABASES is improperly configured.Please supply the ENGINE value. Check settings documentation for more details.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>My settings.py file looks like :-</p>
  
  <pre><code>DATABASES = {
      'default': {
          'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2', # Add 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'postgresql', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'.
          'NAME': 'test',                      # Or path to database file if using sqlite3.
          'USER': 'test',                      # Not used with sqlite3.
          'PASSWORD': 'test',                  # Not used with sqlite3.
          'HOST': '',                      # Set to empty string for localhost. Not used with sqlite3.
          'PORT': '',                      # Set to empty string for default. Not used with sqlite3.
       }
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I can connect to the database using psql OK - any ideas ? Thanks in advance !</p>