On 12/12/2011 10:49 AM, Scot Kreienkamp wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> In PG 8.x, when I did an initdb with --lc-collate=c it was always
> effective in setting it server wide so it would apply to all databases.
> However, in 9.1.2, when I run initdb like so: /etc/init.d/postgresql-9.1
> initdb --lc-collate=C, it doesn't seem to have any effect.
>
> [root@dvrv5030 9.1]# psql -U postgres -Aqtc "select setting from
> pg_settings where name='lc_collate'"
>
> en_US.UTF-8
>
> Not sure why the difference in behavior. Our application depends on
> collation being set to C. I can create the individual database with that
> option, but why won't it stick setting it server-wide with initdb?
Databases are created using template1 as the default template. Did the
lc_collate get changed for template1?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Scot Kreienkamp
>
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