From: | Eric J McKeown <ericm(at)palaver(dot)net> |
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To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
Cc: | pgsql-sql(at)hub(dot)org, pgsql-docs(at)hub(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [SQL] install problem |
Date: | 1999-03-15 15:47:27 |
Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.3.96.990315104553.24173B-100000@barge.palaver.net |
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On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Tom Lane wrote:
> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 10:09:08 -0500
> From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
> To: Eric J McKeown <ericm(at)palaver(dot)net>
> Cc: pgsql-sql(at)hub(dot)org, pgsql-docs(at)hub(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [SQL] install problem
>
> Eric J McKeown <ericm(at)palaver(dot)net> writes:
> > when I attempt to run initdb, I get this message every time:
> > Only the unix superuser may initialize a database with a different
> > Postgres superuser. (You must be able to create files that belong
> > to the specified unix user).
>
> Eric, check the setting of your USER environment variable. It must be
> set and set correctly, because that's what initdb looks at (ditto for
> the Postgres regression tests, BTW, and perhaps other stuff). At least
> on my system, USER is not updated by "su", for example.
I figured this one out yesterday, but failed to post that to the group.
When I ran initdb --help, I got a full list of options to initdb, and
specifying postgres as the user with the -u option (I think that was the
one) did the trick.
>
> > I've checked the FAQ, but it doesn't seem to cover this one.
>
> This oughta be mentioned in the documentation somewhere :-(
I'd be happy to write a little something up for the FAQ if need be.
Thx.
>
> regards, tom lane
>
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