Thread: createdb failed
Hi,
recently i need to use pg in my project. everything going ok till when i want to createdb
it appear this :
Warning : could not remove database directory "/var/postgresql/data/base/17147"
Detail: Failing system command was : rm -rf '/var/postgresql/data/base/17147'
Error: could not initialize database directory; delete failed as well
detail : failing system command was : cp -r '/var/postgresql/data/base/1' '/var/postgresql/data/base/17147'
please anyone 'master' here help , my deadline is near.. please.
alex
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alex yap wrote: > Hi, > > recently i need to use pg in my project. everything going ok till > when i want to createdb it appear this : > > Warning : could not remove database directory > "/var/postgresql/data/base/17147" Detail: Failing system command was > : rm -rf '/var/postgresql/data/base/17147' Error: could not > initialize database directory; delete failed as well detail : failing > system command was : cp -r '/var/postgresql/data/base/1' > '/var/postgresql/data/base/17147' This is the wrong list for support queries - in the future "general" would be a good choice. Things to check: 1. You are starting PG as the right user 2. Permissions are correct 3. The directory exists 4. Have you done anything with tablespaces? -- Richard Huxton Archonet Ltd