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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: initdb error: "could not identify current directory" (or, what have i done now?)
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In response to initdb error: "could not identify current directory" (or, what have i done now?)  (OpenMacNews <pgsql-general.20.openmacnews@spamgourmet.com>)
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OpenMacNews <pgsql-general.20.openmacnews@spamgourmet.com> writes:
>> su testuser
> % /usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb --pgdata=/var/data/pgsql --username=testuser
>     could not identify current directory: Permission denied

What directory are you in when you give this command?  (AFAIR su doesn't
change directory ... you might be better off with su - testuser ...)

            regards, tom lane

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