initdb must have write access to /tmp

From: Rich Bodo <rsb(at)ostel(dot)com>
To: <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: initdb must have write access to /tmp
Date: 2001-09-28 13:18:51
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.33.0109280614140.9097-100000@rich
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Hi,

I was just installing postgres 7.1.2 on my linux mandrake 7.2
system and the build and install went fine up to the point I
had to run:

initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data

which segfaulted. I changed the permissions on /tmp to 777
and all was well. I think initdb could use an if statement to
check the permissions on /tmp and report a descriptive bug.

-Rich

Rich Bodo | rsb(at)ostel(dot)com | 650-964-4678

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