> Thanks, but this is not working - > > [postgres@db ~]$ /usr/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/pgsql/data > 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 C. > > initdb: directory "/usr/pgsql/data" exists but is not empty > If you want to create a new database system, either remove or empty > the directory "/usr/pgsql/data" or run initdb > with an argument other than "/usr/pgsql/data". of course if want to use /usr/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/pgsql/data directory /usr/pgsql/data must be empty and user postgres must be the owner, but I don't understand, what is your problem? Enrico -- If Bill Gates had a penny for everytime Windows crashed,he'd be a multi-billionaire by now .......oh look, he already is !!!! scotty@xxxxxxxxxxxx - Skype:sscotty71 http://www.linuxtime.it/enricopirozzi