Unable to resolve following error using Django tutorial - ImproperlyConfigured: settings.DATABASES is improperly configured

I'm using the django tutorial for learning how to use Django.

I'm unable to resolve this error

ImproperlyConfigured: settings.DATABASES is improperly configured. Please supply the ENGINE value. Check settings documentation for more details.

This error comes up after I type

python manage.py syncdb

The django version being used is 1.5 on CentOS

You need to specify ENGINE value in DATABASES setting in your settings.py. The available options are

• django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2
• django.db.backends.mysql
• django.db.backends.sqlite3
• django.db.backends.oracle

You can also specify a custom backend. Refer django docs for more information.