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> System Configuration
> ---------------------
>   Architecture (example: Intel Pentium)   : Sun SPARCstation-20
> 
>   Operating System (example: Linux 2.0.26 ELF)  :  Solaris 5.5.1
> 
>   PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-6.3.2)  :   PostgreSQL-6.3.2
> 
>   Compiler used (example:  gcc 2.7.2)     :  gcc v2.7
> 
> 
> Please enter a FULL description of your problem:
> ------------------------------------------------
> 
> 1. Compilation of Postgres 6.3.2 successful.
> 
> 2. install successful.
> 
> 3. initdb fails. following is the output of initdb command.
> 
> Running with debug mode on.
> initdb: using /app/edo/Postgres-6.3.2/lib/local1_template1.bki.source
> as input
> to create the template database.
> initdb: using /app/edo/Postgres-6.3.2/lib/global1.bki.source as input
> to create
> the global classes.
> initdb: using /app/edo/Postgres-6.3.2/lib/pg_hba.conf.sample as the
> host-based
> authentication control file.
> 
> We are initializing the database system with username pswamy
> (uid=41705).
> This user will own all the files and must also own the server process.
> 
> initdb: creating template database in
> /app/edo/Postgres-6.3.2/data/base/template1
> Running: postgres -boot -C -F -D/app/edo/Postgres-6.3.2/data -d
> template1
> 
> Creating global classes in /base
> Running: postgres -boot -C -F -D/app/edo/Postgres-6.3.2/data -d
> template1
> 
> Adding template1 database to pg_database...
> Running: postgres -boot -C -F -D/app/edo/Postgres-6.3.2/data -d
> template1 <
> /tmp/create.20796
> Amopen: relation pg_database. attrsize 63
> Segmentation Fault - core dumped
> initdb: could not log template database
> initdb: cleaning up.
> 
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Fri, 8 May 1998 11:06:52 -0500
"Jackson, DeJuan" <djackson@cpsgroup.com>
RE: [QUESTIONS] initdb fail in v 6.3.2