You have to either uninstall the old postgres RPM before upgrading or remove all the old postgres executables out of the /usr/bin directory ... they are causing it ... had the same problem just a few days ago ... Frans > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of hoelc > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 5:30 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ADMIN] having problem with postgresql-6.4.2 > > > Hello, > I'm trying to install postgresql-6.4.2 on my RedHat Linux 5.0. > and got this error massage when creating database installation from > postgres superuser(postgres), with command ' $ initdb ' > > : > { this is the end part of the massage, where I notice some error } > : > initdb:Creating template database in /var/lib/pgsql/data/template1 > Running:Postgres -boot -C -F -D/var/lib/pgsql/data -Q tempalte1 > syntax error 2305 : parse error > Creating global classes in /base > Running:postgres -boot -C -F -D/var/lib/pgsql/data -Q template1 > Adding template1 database to pg_database... > Running:postgres -boot -C -F -D/var/lib/pgsql/data -Q template1 > </tmp/creat.498 > Too Large Allocation Request("!(0<(size) && (size)<=(0xfffffff)) : > size=0[0x0]", File:"mcxt.c", Line:232) > !(0<(size) &&(size)<=(0xfffffff)) (0) > initdb:Could not log template database > initdb:Cleaning up > > Please advise how should I solve this problem. > Thank you vey much. > Regards..... LCH > >
