"Jason Wehmhoener" <jason@spiraltribe.com> writes:
> I am attempting to install PostgreSQL 7.3.1 for the first time on a Redhat
> 7.1 Linux box.
> I'm getting a core dump when I do the following.
More context, please. Is this an RPM install (whose RPM?) or did you
build from source (if so, with what configure switches)?
It would be useful to run initdb with -n switch (so it doesn't remove
the core file) and then get a stack trace from the coredump with gdb.
regards, tom lane