Hi,
While testing “[a1643d40b] Remove RADIUS support”, I found that initdb still accepts --auth=radius.
See this repro:
1. Run initdb
```
% initdb --auth=radius .
```
2. Check pg_hba.conf, radius is configured there:
```
# "local" is for Unix domain socket connections only
local all all radius
# IPv4 local connections:
host all all 127.0.0.1/32 radius
# IPv6 local connections:
host all all ::1/128 radius
```
3. Starting the server fails
```
% pg_ctl -D . start
waiting for server to start....2026-07-01 05:49:51.560 CST [50521] LOG: starting PostgreSQL 20devel on
aarch64-apple-darwin25.5.0,compiled by Apple clang version 21.0.0 (clang-2100.1.1.101), 64-bit
2026-07-01 05:49:51.562 CST [50521] LOG: listening on IPv6 address "::1", port 5432
2026-07-01 05:49:51.562 CST [50521] LOG: listening on IPv4 address "127.0.0.1", port 5432
2026-07-01 05:49:51.562 CST [50521] LOG: listening on Unix socket "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432"
2026-07-01 05:49:51.563 CST [50521] LOG: invalid authentication method "radius"
2026-07-01 05:49:51.563 CST [50521] CONTEXT: line 113 of configuration file
"/Users/chaol/Downloads/pg_data/cndb/pg_hba.conf"
2026-07-01 05:49:51.563 CST [50521] LOG: invalid authentication method "radius"
2026-07-01 05:49:51.563 CST [50521] CONTEXT: line 115 of configuration file
"/Users/chaol/Downloads/pg_data/cndb/pg_hba.conf"
2026-07-01 05:49:51.563 CST [50521] LOG: invalid authentication method "radius"
2026-07-01 05:49:51.563 CST [50521] CONTEXT: line 117 of configuration file
"/Users/chaol/Downloads/pg_data/cndb/pg_hba.conf"
2026-07-01 05:49:51.563 CST [50521] LOG: invalid authentication method "radius"
2026-07-01 05:49:51.563 CST [50521] CONTEXT: line 120 of configuration file
"/Users/chaol/Downloads/pg_data/cndb/pg_hba.conf"
2026-07-01 05:49:51.563 CST [50521] LOG: invalid authentication method "radius"
2026-07-01 05:49:51.563 CST [50521] CONTEXT: line 121 of configuration file
"/Users/chaol/Downloads/pg_data/cndb/pg_hba.conf"
2026-07-01 05:49:51.563 CST [50521] LOG: invalid authentication method "radius"
2026-07-01 05:49:51.563 CST [50521] CONTEXT: line 122 of configuration file
"/Users/chaol/Downloads/pg_data/cndb/pg_hba.conf"
2026-07-01 05:49:51.563 CST [50521] FATAL: could not load /Users/chaol/Downloads/pg_data/cndb/pg_hba.conf
2026-07-01 05:49:51.563 CST [50521] LOG: database system is shut down
stopped waiting
pg_ctl: could not start server
Examine the log output.
```
The attached small patch removes radius from initdb's supported auth lists.
Best regards,
--
Chao Li (Evan)
HighGo Software Co., Ltd.
https://www.highgo.com/
