Re: Initdb error - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Dave Page
Subject Re: Initdb error
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Msg-id E7F85A1B5FF8D44C8A1AF6885BC9A0E40C3905@ratbert.vale-housing.co.uk
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In response to Initdb error  ("Magnus Hagander" <mha@sollentuna.net>)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of
> Magnus Hagander
> Sent: 06 July 2004 21:46
> Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
> Subject: [HACKERS] Initdb error
>
> Hi!
>
> I'm getting this error whenever I try to change the superuser of my
> database to anything != postgres.
>
> The same error shows up if I do "-U <someuser>" on Unix and "someuser"
> does not exist in /etc/passwd. Probably the same reason - since win32
> will not have any users in /etc/passwd..
>
> It works on 7.4, so probably related to the initdb-in-C rewrite?

The attached patch fixes this problem.

Regards, Dave.

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