Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@wgcr.org> writes:
>> What it *does* do is effectively mask a DBA error.
> This is a satisfactory answer. In the context of the RPM distribution, if the
> initscript is used the DBA error probability is greatly reduced, thus the
> initscript can safely initdb.
Fair enough --- if the upper-layer script thinks it has enough safeties
in place, let it auto-initdb. I just don't think the postmaster should
do that.
regards, tom lane