use RHEL 3.0 and want to install postgresql 7.4.6 server (on a Compaq notebook). I have problems even at install. The following is the problem reported of initdb command at shell: -bash-3.00$ initdb -D /var/lib/pgsql/data -W template1 The files belonging to this database system will be owned by user "postgres". This user must also own the server process. The database cluster will be initialized with locale ta_IN.UTF-8. creating directory template1... ok creating directory template1/base... ok creating directory template1/global... ok creating directory template1/pg_xlog... ok creating directory template1/pg_clog... ok selecting default max_connections... 100 selecting default shared_buffers... 1000 creating configuration files... ok creating template1 database in template1/base/1... ok initializing pg_shadow... ok Enter new superuser password: Enter it again: setting password... initdb: The password file wasn't generated. Please report this problem. initdb: failed initdb: removing data directory "template1" Please offer suggestion to install and start postgresql REgards Rajaraman __________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your friends 'n family snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://in.photos.yahoo.com
