I think entire pgsql directory should be owned by postgres:postgres. The
directory under /usr/src also should be owned by postgres:postgres
Vijay
nandalal gunaratne wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I am installing postgresql 7.0.3 again from scratch on my new PC. I have got
> stuck again at the the initdb step. I cannot remember how I got it to run
> last time!! But it has been one recurrent problem for me. I wonder why? I
> want a smooth installation :-)
>
> Here you are
> [root@localhost bin] # mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data
> [root@localhost bin] # chown -R postgres:postgres /usr/local/pgsql/data