Having problem with postgresql configuration (template1 doesn't exist)?

From: Vinicius <cviniciusm(at)terra(dot)com(dot)br>
To: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Having problem with postgresql configuration (template1 doesn't exist)?
Date: 2005-02-20 13:11:40
Message-ID: cva248$c68$1@sea.gmane.org
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Hello,

I'm having problem with the configuration of postgresql. Can anybody
help me, please?

I did do the followings steps as explained in the section "16.2.
Creating a Database Cluster" of the "PostgreSQL 7.4.7 Documentation":

"root# mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data
root# chown postgres /usr/local/pgsql/data
root# su postgres
postgres$ initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data"

then shows:

"fixing permissions on existing directory /usr/local/pgsql/data... ok
creating directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/base... ok
creating directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/global... ok
creating directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_xlog... ok
creating directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_clog... ok
selecting default max_connections... 10
selecting default shared_buffers... 50
creating configuration files... ok
creating template1 database in /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/1...
initdb: failed"

the file /var/log/messages shows:
"Feb 20 02:01:38 ronin kernel: audit(1108875698.227:0): avc: denied {
write } for pid=8229 exe=/usr/bin/postgres name=data
dev=dm-0 ino=1687533 scontext=user_u:system_r:postgresql_t
tcontext=root:object_r:usr_t tclass=dir
Feb 20 02:01:38 ronin last message repeated 36 times
Feb 20 02:01:38 ronin kernel: audit(1108875698.228:0): avc: denied {
write } for pid=8229 exe=/usr/bin/postgres name=data
dev=dm-0 ino=1687533 scontext=user_u:system_r:postgresql_t
tcontext=root:object_r:usr_t tclass=dir
Feb 20 02:01:38 ronin last message repeated 47 times
Feb 20 02:01:38 ronin kernel: audit(1108875698.229:0): avc: denied {
write } for pid=8229 exe=/usr/bin/postgres name=data
dev=dm-0 ino=1687533 scontext=user_u:system_r:postgresql_t
tcontext=root:object_r:usr_t tclass=dir
Feb 20 02:01:38 ronin last message repeated 16 times
Feb 20 02:01:38 ronin kernel: audit(1108875698.435:0): avc: denied {
write } for pid=8305 exe=/usr/bin/postgres name=data
dev=dm-0 ino=1687533 scontext=user_u:system_r:postgresql_t
tcontext=root:object_r:usr_t tclass=dir
Feb 20 02:01:38 ronin kernel: audit(1108875698.436:0): avc: denied {
write } for pid=8305 exe=/usr/bin/postgres name=data
dev=dm-0 ino=1687533 scontext=user_u:system_r:postgresql_t
tcontext=root:object_r:usr_t tclass=dir
Feb 20 02:01:38 ronin last message repeated 39 times
Feb 20 02:01:38 ronin kernel: audit(1108875698.437:0): avc: denied {
write } for pid=8305 exe=/usr/bin/postgres name=data
dev=dm-0 ino=1687533 scontext=user_u:system_r:postgresql_t
tcontext=root:object_r:usr_t tclass=dir
Feb 20 02:01:38 ronin last message repeated 46 times
Feb 20 02:01:38 ronin kernel: audit(1108875698.438:0): avc: denied {
write } for pid=8305 exe=/usr/bin/postgres name=data
dev=dm-0 ino=1687533 scontext=user_u:system_r:postgresql_t
tcontext=root:object_r:usr_t tclass=dir
Feb 20 02:01:38 ronin last message repeated 13 times
Feb 20 02:01:52 ronin su(pam_unix)[8056]: session closed for user postgres"

I have:
kernel-2.6.10-1.766_FC3
libselinux-1.19.1-8
libselinux-devel-1.19.1-8
selinux-policy-targeted-1.17.30-2.80
postgresql-7.4.7-1.FC3.2
postgresql-libs-7.4.7-1.FC3.2
postgresql-server-7.4.7-1.FC3.2

TIA,
Vinicius.

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