Re: BUG #6122: Installation fails: "database cluster initialisation failed"

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From: "Mike Holywell" <mike(at)segment8(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: BUG #6122: Installation fails: "database cluster initialisation failed"
Date: 2011-07-19 08:38:58
Message-ID: 201107190838.p6J8cwgf039126@wwwmaster.postgresql.org
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The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 6122
Logged by: Mike Holywell
Email address: mike(at)segment8(dot)co(dot)uk
PostgreSQL version: 9.0.4
Operating system: Mac OSX 10.7 (Lion)
Description: Installation fails: "database cluster initialisation
failed"
Details:

On a fresh install of Lion (11A511) installing Postgres 9.0.4 fails
Problem running post-install step
installation may not
complete correctly
The database cluster initialisation failed

This has been reported on other blogs eg

http://seeboriscode.blogspot.com/2011/06/osx-107-lion-postgres-installation.
html

I've had a similar(?) problem with the dscl command not creating the user
under earlier Lion Betas


From: Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
To: Mike Holywell <mike(at)segment8(dot)co(dot)uk>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #6122: Installation fails: "database cluster initialisation failed"
Date: 2011-07-19 16:42:09
Message-ID: CA+OCxozUndLsinV+mZ2jd=E0XSgqis1FjSzx1nykGTZidkHU5Q@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Mike Holywell <mike(at)segment8(dot)co(dot)uk> wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      6122
> Logged by:          Mike Holywell
> Email address:      mike(at)segment8(dot)co(dot)uk
> PostgreSQL version: 9.0.4
> Operating system:   Mac OSX 10.7 (Lion)
> Description:        Installation fails: "database cluster initialisation
> failed"
> Details:
>
> On a fresh install of Lion (11A511) installing Postgres 9.0.4 fails
>    Problem running post-install step
>    installation may not
>    complete correctly
>    The database cluster initialisation failed
>
> This has been reported on other blogs eg
>
> http://seeboriscode.blogspot.com/2011/06/osx-107-lion-postgres-installation.
> html
>
> I've had a similar(?) problem with the dscl command not creating the user
> under earlier Lion Betas

The installers don't yet support Lion.

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