Joerg Brandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Is the following a bug or my mistake -- any hints? Looks like a problem all right ... which PG version is this exactly? >> Initializing pg_shadow. > initdb failed. > Removing temp file /tmp/initdb.11243. Unfortunately initdb shoves all the output from the later steps straight to /dev/null, so you can't see what went wrong here. Look in the initdb script and remove the "-o /dev/null" from PGSQL_OPT and the >/dev/null from the commands that set up pg_shadow, so that we can get more info. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html