>
> hi,
>
> i have major problems installing pgsql on a mac using mac os x 10.2.8.
> everytime i try to start initdb after finishing my installation the
> mac says:
> The files belonging to this database system will be owned by user
> "postgres".
> This user must also own the server process.
>
> The database cluster will be initialized with locale de_DE.
>
> 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... 50
> selecting default shared_buffers... 300
> creating configuration files... ok
> creating template1 database in /usr/local/pgsql/data//base/1... FATAL:
> invalid value for parameter "lc_time": "de_DE"
>
> initdb: failed
>
> the postgre documentation does not give any answer how to initialize a
> database without localization. do you have an idea, how to fix my
> problem?
>
> regards henning klein
>