Re: initdb fails on AIX

CS DBA <cs_dba@consistentstate.com> writes:
> We're getting the following error when we try to run initdb on an AIX box:

> fgets failure: Error 0
> The program "postgres" is needed by initdb but was not found in the same
> directory as "/opt/app/postgres/904/bin/initdb".
> Check your installation.

This means that initdb tried to execute "postgres -V" and didn't get any
output.  What happens when you try that directly?

            regards, tom lane