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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Question on initdb and subsequent start
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In response to Re: Question on initdb and subsequent start  (Manoj Patwardhan <manoj@expersis.com>)
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Manoj Patwardhan <manoj@expersis.com> writes:
> So, it appears that PostgreSQL requires the name of the data
> directory to be "data".

Hmm, I don't believe it does ... and in a quick experiment here,
I didn't have any trouble using a data directory with an atypical
name.  Please look more closely to see what your problem was.

            regards, tom lane

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