Re: [HACKERS] Initdb error

From: "Dave Page" <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: "Magnus Hagander" <mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net>
Cc: <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, "PostgreSQL Patches" <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Initdb error
Date: 2004-07-08 20:44:22
Message-ID: E7F85A1B5FF8D44C8A1AF6885BC9A0E40C3905@ratbert.vale-housing.co.uk
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-hackers-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> [mailto:pgsql-hackers-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of
> Magnus Hagander
> Sent: 06 July 2004 21:46
> Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: [HACKERS] Initdb error
>
> Hi!
>
> I'm getting this error whenever I try to change the superuser of my
> database to anything != postgres.
>
> The same error shows up if I do "-U <someuser>" on Unix and "someuser"
> does not exist in /etc/passwd. Probably the same reason - since win32
> will not have any users in /etc/passwd..
>
> It works on 7.4, so probably related to the initdb-in-C rewrite?

The attached patch fixes this problem.

Regards, Dave.

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initdb.patch application/octet-stream 1.3 KB

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