> > Hi, > > I was just installing postgres 7.1.2 on my linux mandrake 7.2 > system and the build and install went fine up to the point I > had to run: > > initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data > > which segfaulted. I changed the permissions on /tmp to 777 > and all was well. I think initdb could use an if statement to > check the permissions on /tmp and report a descriptive bug.
I think this will be fixed in 7.2. I don't see initdb referencing /tmp at all and postmaster/postgres have some fixes when they fail to write to /tmp. In fact, I just initdb'ed with temp unwritable so it seems this is certainly fixed. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
