Thread: BUG #14980: initddb fails (Issue with postgresql-9.3 initd config)

The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference:      14980
Logged by:          Rameez Iqbal
Email address:      rameez.iqbal@openbet.com
PostgreSQL version: 9.3.20
Operating system:   centos6
Description:

I couldn't figure out from changelog but looks like
/usr/pgsql-9.3/bin/initdb is now creating data directory if missing and if
already exists then it will throw an error. initdb() function in
/etc/init.d/postgresql-9.3 also creates data directory before calling initdb
which then fails stating data directory already exists. I have remove 'data'
directory creation in service config in order for this work.

Hi,

On Fri, 2017-12-15 at 14:42 +0000, rameez.iqbal@openbet.com wrote:

> Bug reference:      14980
> Logged by:          Rameez Iqbal
> Email address:      rameez.iqbal@openbet.com
> PostgreSQL version: 9.3.20
> Operating system:   centos6
> Description:
>
> I couldn't figure out from changelog but looks like
> /usr/pgsql-9.3/bin/initdb is now creating data directory if missing and if
> already exists then it will throw an error. initdb() function in
> /etc/init.d/postgresql-9.3 also creates data directory before calling initdb
> which then fails stating data directory already exists. I have remove 'data'
> directory creation in service config in order for this work.

I fixed this issue in 9.3.20-5. Please update to this version.

Regards,
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Devrim Gündüz
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PostgreSQL Consultant, Red Hat Certified Engineer
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