The following bug has been logged online:
Bug reference: 5668
Logged by: Dan Posey
Email address: dan(dot)posey(at)gmail(dot)com
PostgreSQL version: 9.0
Operating system: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Server
Description: initdb failed to create postgres database
Details:
initdb did create the directory structure and and files but there is no
postgres database.
Can login using psql but no postgres database. Same after creating
connection with pgAdmin.
Error: column "datconfig" does not exist..........