When trying to specify an encoding to initdb I get: createdb: database creation failed: ERROR: encoding LATIN1 does not match server's locale en_GB.UTF-8 8.2 Used to let us create any encoding in initdb. I see that it was in the todo to make this change, but how do I create my database in LATIN encoding now? Do I just change these lines in postgresql.conf: lc_messages = 'en_GB.UTF-8' # locale for system error message # strings lc_monetary = 'en_GB.UTF-8' # locale for monetary formatting lc_numeric = 'en_GB.UTF-8' # locale for number formatting lc_time = 'en_GB.UTF-8' # locale for time formatting Or do I have to do something else? The comments in the .conf file indicate that it's something else I need to change.... ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! For Good helps you make a difference http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/