/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D --locale=en_US.UTF-8 /Users/ schwarzer/Documents/data_postgresDunno if it'll make a difference, but I'd put the "-D" immediately before the path to the data directory.
Thanks for the hint. But unfortunately same error message.... ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org/