Hi, I install PostgreSQL 7.3.21 successfully with sudo and could start the postmaster as sudo.
Then I want to initialise my own db as unprivileged user. I run the following commands: root# mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data root# chown kakolis /usr/local/pgsql/data root# su kakolis kakolis$ initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data. The last command gives the following output: Fixing permissions on existing directory /usr/local/pgsql/data... ok creating directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/base... ok creating directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/global... ok creating directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_xlog... ok creating directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_clog... ok creating template1 database in /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/1... initdb failed. Where is the problem? Regards, Kakoli ________________________________________________________________________ KAKOLI SEN Ph:91-80-25341909/215(Extn. 309) C-DAC Knowledge Park E-mail: #1, Old Madras Road [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bangalore - 560 038, INDIA [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________