Re: troubles with initdb

On 31/05/2011 16:16, jlhgis wrote:
> Create a new data directory for the 2nd instance of Postgres, located
> at "E:\SPDB_Files\PostgreSQL_Test\8.3\data" and gave the
> 'postgres_test' account full control of everything under
> \PostgreSQL_Test

[...]

> initdb –A md5 –D E:\Spatial_DB_Files\PostgreSQL_Test\8.3\data -E
> UTF8 –-locale=C -X F:\pgsql_test_logs –U pgsql_test_su –W

The data directory in the initdb command is different from the one you
mention above - is that the case or were you just abbreviating?

Also, looking at the way the command is documented, I wonder if -D needs
to be the last option? - Only a guess.

Ray.

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