Re: [HACKERS] initdb problem again

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: emkxp01(at)mtcc(dot)demon(dot)co(dot)uk
Cc: meskes(at)online-club(dot)de, pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] initdb problem again
Date: 1998-08-20 22:09:22
Message-ID: 199808202209.SAA21880@candle.pha.pa.us
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> Hi all,
>
> initdb seems to run without problems on my system but after starting
> the postmaster I start to see some problems.
>
> A simple "select * from pg_user;" gives an error:-
>
> ERROR: Relation pg_user does not have attribute usename
>
> OK pg_user is a VIEW/RULE but it is interesting that initdb
> creates a table in the process of creating the view.
>
> If I try to create a table myself the backend dies as before
> with a SIGSEGV. (see thread [HACKERS] Broken PostgreSQL (latest CVS) )
>
> Here's what's happening with the select from pg_user.
>
> Keith.

OK, I am committing a fix for index destruction. That may help some
people.

Not sure why the initdb is behaving differently on different platforms,
especially when it works here. I will keep looking.

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