Thread: BUG #18201: POSTGRESQL 16 - Failed to initialise the database cluster with initdb

The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference:      18201
Logged by:          Augusto Camargo
Email address:      gutto88@gmail.com
PostgreSQL version: 16.1
Operating system:   Windows 10
Description:

It looks like the bin\data folder, which is the db cluster folder, has some
kind of structure and on the end of installation i get a POP UP , indicating
that the folder setup for the db clusters was not configured right.

This log i got from C:\Program
Files\PostgreSQL\16\installation_summary.log:

Processados com sucesso 1 arquivos; falha no processamento de 0 arquivos

Called IsVistaOrNewer()... 'winmgmts' object initialized... Version:10.
MajorVersion:10 Granting full access to Administrators on
(C:\PostgreSQL\data)

Executing batch file 'rad30F8E.bat'... arquivo processado:
C:\PostgreSQL\data Processados com sucesso 1 arquivos; falha no
processamento de 0 arquivos

Executing batch file 'rad30F8E.bat'... processo filho terminou com c¢digo de
sa¡da 1 initdb: erro: O programa "postgres" ‚ requerido pelo initdb mas nÆo
foi encontrado no mesmo diret¢rio que "C:/Program
Files/PostgreSQL/16/bin/initdb.exe"

Called Die(Failed to initialise the database cluster with initdb)... Failed
to initialise the database cluster with initdb

Script stderr: Program ended with an error exit code

Error running C:\WINDOWS\System32\cscript //NoLogo "C:\Program
Files\PostgreSQL\16/installer/server/initcluster.vbs" "NT
AUTHORITY\NetworkService" "postgres" "****"
"C:\Users\Administrador\AppData\Local\Temp/postgresql_installer_afbe97298d"
"C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16" "C:\PostgreSQL\data" 5432
"Portuguese,Brazil" 0: Program ended with an error exit code Problem running
post-install step. Installation may not complete correctly The database
cluster initialisation failed. Setting variable whoami from
C:\WINDOWS\System32\whoami Script exit code: 0

Script output: desktop-peu5949\administrador

When it finishes installing i don't get a windows service of the
postgreSQL


I have it posted in here :
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77486742/postgresql-16-failed-to-initialise-the-database-cluster-with-initdb