Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> Tim Barnard writes:
>> The program '/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postgres' needed by initdb does not
>> belong to PostgreSQL version 7.1beta4. Check your installation.
> Can you run 'sh -x initdb ...' and show me the output? Some platform
> information would be useful as well.
Ah, I see the problem:
$ bin/postgres -V
postgres (PostgreSQL) 7.1beta4
$ su
Password:
# bin/postgres -V
"root" execution of the PostgreSQL server is not permitted.
The server must be started under an unprivileged userid to prevent
a possible system security compromise. See the INSTALL file for
more information on how to properly start the server.
Probably initdb should have its own check for being run as root;
this seems cleaner than reorganizing the checks in the postgres
executable.
regards, tom lane
