Thread: BUG #6122: Installation fails: "database cluster initialisation failed"

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:      6122
Logged by:          Mike Holywell
Email address:      mike@segment8.co.uk
PostgreSQL version: 9.0.4
Operating system:   Mac OSX 10.7 (Lion)
Description:        Installation fails: "database cluster initialisation
failed"
Details:

On a fresh install of Lion (11A511) installing Postgres 9.0.4 fails
    Problem running post-install step
    installation may not
    complete correctly
    The database cluster initialisation failed

This has been reported on other blogs eg

http://seeboriscode.blogspot.com/2011/06/osx-107-lion-postgres-installation.
html

I've had a similar(?) problem with the dscl command not creating the user
under earlier Lion Betas

On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Mike Holywell <mike@segment8.co.uk> wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: =A0 =A0 =A06122
> Logged by: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Mike Holywell
> Email address: =A0 =A0 =A0mike@segment8.co.uk
> PostgreSQL version: 9.0.4
> Operating system: =A0 Mac OSX 10.7 (Lion)
> Description: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Installation fails: "database cluster initial=
isation
> failed"
> Details:
>
> On a fresh install of Lion (11A511) installing Postgres 9.0.4 fails
> =A0 =A0Problem running post-install step
> =A0 =A0installation may not
> =A0 =A0complete correctly
> =A0 =A0The database cluster initialisation failed
>
> This has been reported on other blogs eg
>
> http://seeboriscode.blogspot.com/2011/06/osx-107-lion-postgres-installati=
on.
> html
>
> I've had a similar(?) problem with the dscl command not creating the user
> under earlier Lion Betas

The installers don't yet support Lion.


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