"Wade Hampton" <wadehamptoniv(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> I am currently testing Postgresql 8.3 on Centos 5. When I try to run
> service postgresql initdb, I get the following error:
> WARNING: could not read time zone file "Default": Permission denied
> FATAL: invalid value for parameter "timezone_abbreviation": "Default"
> Which file is it trying to read and how can I fix this?
$sharedir/timezonesets/Default --- if you're not sure where $sharedir
is, "pg_config --sharedir" will tell you.
I'd venture it's either a directory ownership/permissions problem or
an obsolete selinux policy ...
regards, tom lane