Glyn Astill wrote: > Hi people, > > Right I've setup postgres numerous times without a problem, and this > time I'm using all the same stuff but running into a problem where > initdb won't run without the postgres server running, and the > postgres server will not run without the postgresql.conf etc that > initdb creates! > > To start with I tried the following: > > #/usr/local/pgsql/bin/createdb SEE --encoding='LATIN1' Keep in mind that createdb is completely different and separate from initdb. My guess is that you're confusing the two. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match