Re: initdb Error: 'oid8'

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: mjp(at)ornl(dot)gov
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: initdb Error: 'oid8'
Date: 2000-08-31 02:47:47
Message-ID: 29834.967690067@sss.pgh.pa.us
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mjp(at)ornl(dot)gov writes:
> Fixing permissions on pre-existing data directory /usr/local/pgsql/data
> Creating database system directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/base
> Creating database XLOG directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_xlog
> Creating template database in /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/template1
> ERROR: Error: unknown type 'oid8'.

That's different --- usually we've heard about complaints mentioning
'oidvector' from people who've tried to initdb with 7.0 library files
and a pre-7.0 postgres executable. Looks like you've managed to feed
pre-7.0 library files to a 7.0 executable. Check your PGLIB environment
setting...

regards, tom lane

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