weird initdb output

From: Geoffrey Myers <geof(at)serioustechnology(dot)com>
To: PostgreSQL List <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: weird initdb output
Date: 2010-06-28 18:11:37
Message-ID: 4C28E5D9.3010503@serioustechnology.com
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I wrote a script that creates a new database from an existing backup.
Works great on my machine. Another user tries to use it and sees the
following output from initdb:

could not change directory to "/root"
The files belonging to this database system will be owned by user
"postgres".
This user must also own the server process.
.
.

Why is it trying to change directory to /root??? Running as the
postgres user.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

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Geoffrey Myers
Myers Consulting Inc.
770.592.1651

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