Re: [ADMIN] problem with initdb

On Tue, 2 Jun 1998, Tan Poh Soon wrote:

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> When i run the initdb, the following message shown:
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> We are initializing the database system with username pstan (uid=501).
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> This user will own all the files and must also own the server process.
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> initdb: creating template database ini /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/template1
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> Running: postgres -boot -C -F -D/usr/local/pgsql/data -Q template1
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> WARN:heap_modifytuple: repl is \-12
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> initdb: could not create template database
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> initdb: clening up by wiping out /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/template1
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> For your information, i'm using a PC which running linux version 11 Revision 6 with Redhat 5.0. Postgresql 6.2.1 was install when the Redhat 5.0 was being install. I didn't clear the postgresql 6.2.1 and directly install the postgresql 6.3.2 as postgresql 6.2.1 was reside at different directory.
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> My Question :
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> 1. Need i clean out the postgresql 6.2.1 to make postgresql 6.3.2 work
> properly ? if yes, how to do that?

You need to remove the old libraries...

> 2. How cann i solve the problem of initdb ?

See answer to question 1 :)

Marc G. Fournier
Systems Administrator @ hub.org
primary: scrappy(at)hub(dot)org secondary: scrappy(at){freebsd|postgresql}.org