Thread: initdb problems

initdb problems

From

"Abdul Wahid Tanner"

Date:

30 December 1998, 05:27:52

I could not install postgresql because initdb failed with the following output:

initdb: using /usr/local/pgsql/lib/local1_template1.bki.source as input to creat
e the template database.
initdb: using /usr/local/pgsql/lib/global1.bki.source as input to create the glo
bal classes.
initdb: using /usr/local/pgsql/lib/pg_hba.conf.sample as the host-based authenti
cation control file.

We are initializing the database system with username postgres (uid=518).
This user will own all the files and must also own the server process.

Creating Postgres database system directory /usr/local/pgsql/data

Creating Postgres database system directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/base

initdb: creating template database in /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/template1
Running: postgres -boot -C -F -D/usr/local/pgsql/data -Q template1
syntax error 2318 : parse error
Creating global classes in /base
Running: postgres -boot -C -F -D/usr/local/pgsql/data -Q template1

Adding template1 database to pg_database...
Running: postgres -boot -C -F -D/usr/local/pgsql/data -Q template1 < /tmp/create
.6006
ERROR: pg_atoi: error in "template1": can't parse "template1"
ERROR: pg_atoi: error in "template1": can't parse "template1"
initdb: could not log template database
initdb: cleaning up.

I downloaded the snapshot version on Dec 29 from ftp.postgresql.org/pub

I am running Redhat Linux 5.1 with kernel 2.1.131

Please advise. Thank you.

Regards,
Wahid
Arabic Multimedia Inc.