Re: BUG #18201: POSTGRESQL 16 - Failed to initialise the database cluster with initdb

Hi,

Can you please share the complete log file as it will help us to understand
the cause of the error better?

On Thu, Nov 16, 2023 at 5:01 PM PG Bug reporting form <
noreply(at)postgresql(dot)org> wrote:

> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference: 18201
> Logged by: Augusto Camargo
> Email address: gutto88(at)gmail(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 16.1
> Operating system: Windows 10
> Description:
>
> It looks like the bin\data folder, which is the db cluster folder, has some
> kind of structure and on the end of installation i get a POP UP ,
> indicating
> that the folder setup for the db clusters was not configured right.
>
> This log i got from C:\Program
> Files\PostgreSQL\16\installation_summary.log:
>
> Processados com sucesso 1 arquivos; falha no processamento de 0 arquivos
>
> Called IsVistaOrNewer()... 'winmgmts' object initialized... Version:10.
> MajorVersion:10 Granting full access to Administrators on
> (C:\PostgreSQL\data)
>
> Executing batch file 'rad30F8E.bat'... arquivo processado:
> C:\PostgreSQL\data Processados com sucesso 1 arquivos; falha no
> processamento de 0 arquivos
>
> Executing batch file 'rad30F8E.bat'... processo filho terminou com c¢digo
> de
> sa¡da 1 initdb: erro: O programa "postgres" ‚ requerido pelo initdb mas nÆo
> foi encontrado no mesmo diret¢rio que "C:/Program
> Files/PostgreSQL/16/bin/initdb.exe"
>
> Called Die(Failed to initialise the database cluster with initdb)... Failed
> to initialise the database cluster with initdb
>
> Script stderr: Program ended with an error exit code
>
> Error running C:\WINDOWS\System32\cscript //NoLogo "C:\Program
> Files\PostgreSQL\16/installer/server/initcluster.vbs" "NT
> AUTHORITY\NetworkService" "postgres" "****"
> "C:\Users\Administrador\AppData\Local\Temp/postgresql_installer_afbe97298d"
> "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16" "C:\PostgreSQL\data" 5432
> "Portuguese,Brazil" 0: Program ended with an error exit code Problem
> running
> post-install step. Installation may not complete correctly The database
> cluster initialisation failed. Setting variable whoami from
> C:\WINDOWS\System32\whoami Script exit code: 0
>
> Script output: desktop-peu5949\administrador
>
> When it finishes installing i don't get a windows service of the
> postgreSQL
>
>
> I have it posted in here :
>
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77486742/postgresql-16-failed-to-initialise-the-database-cluster-with-initdb
>
>

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Sandeep Thakkar