Re: where to find initdb log file?

From: Alan Hodgson <ahodgson(at)simkin(dot)ca>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: where to find initdb log file?
Date: 2012-03-30 18:16:17
Message-ID: 4430676.Xa8v60lNz6@skynet.simkin.ca
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On Saturday, March 31, 2012 01:52:37 AM clover white wrote:
> HI, i have a problem when using pg, thanks for help. :)
>
> I used command initdb, but nothing was created in my pgdata directory.
> however, I used command ps to list all the processes, and I found inidb
> process kept running all the time.
>
> I don't know what happened, and i want to read the log file of initdb.
>
> Could someone tell me where the log is? thank you.
>
> my pg version is 9.1.2

I don't believe there is a log. initdb logs what it's doing on stdout and then
finishes.

It does have a debug option to print more info while running.

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