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> System Configuration
> ---------------------
> Architecture (example: Intel Pentium) : Sun SPARCstation-20
>
> Operating System (example: Linux 2.0.26 ELF) : Solaris 5.5.1
>
> PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-6.3.2) : PostgreSQL-6.3.2
>
> Compiler used (example: gcc 2.7.2) : gcc v2.7
>
>
> Please enter a FULL description of your problem:
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> 1. Compilation of Postgres 6.3.2 successful.
>
> 2. install successful.
>
> 3. initdb fails. following is the output of initdb command.
>
> Running with debug mode on.
> initdb: using /app/edo/Postgres-6.3.2/lib/local1_template1.bki.source
> as input
> to create the template database.
> initdb: using /app/edo/Postgres-6.3.2/lib/global1.bki.source as input
> to create
> the global classes.
> initdb: using /app/edo/Postgres-6.3.2/lib/pg_hba.conf.sample as the
> host-based
> authentication control file.
>
> We are initializing the database system with username pswamy
> (uid=41705).
> This user will own all the files and must also own the server process.
>
> initdb: creating template database in
> /app/edo/Postgres-6.3.2/data/base/template1
> Running: postgres -boot -C -F -D/app/edo/Postgres-6.3.2/data -d
> template1
>
> Creating global classes in /base
> Running: postgres -boot -C -F -D/app/edo/Postgres-6.3.2/data -d
> template1
>
> Adding template1 database to pg_database...
> Running: postgres -boot -C -F -D/app/edo/Postgres-6.3.2/data -d
> template1 <
> /tmp/create.20796
> Amopen: relation pg_database. attrsize 63
> Segmentation Fault - core dumped
> initdb: could not log template database
> initdb: cleaning up.
>
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