"Josef J. Micka" <postgres(at)maylo(dot)cz> writes:
> i want to make database in another place and i'm unable to use
> initlocation, and i don't know, what i'm doing wrong.
> this is what i do, and i think it's correct.
> www:/home/db/postgres$ su postgres
Try "su - postgres" ... plain su retains root's environment.
regards, tom lane