Never seen this one. Can you run it with debugging enabled (-d option to initdb) and see if it gives you any more data.
Are you doing something different as compared to the initdb the MSI did? Different encoding or such? //Magnus >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christoph Becker >Sent: den 12 januari 2005 19:59 >To: pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org >Subject: [BUGS] rc5: initdb freeze with "selecting default >max_connections ..." > > >System is Windows XP, the postgres-installer (postgresql-8.0.0-rc5.zip >resp. .msi) was used to install >envirement variable PGDATA is set to g:\pgsql > >Never before (7.x versions, older version 8 beta/rc) I have got the >following response/problem with an initdb: > >C:\Programme\PostgreSQL\8.0.0-rc5\bin>initdb >The files belonging to this database system will be owned by user >"postgres". >This user must also own the server process. > >The database cluster will be initialized with locale >German_Germany.1252. > >creating directory G:/pgsql/data ... ok >creating directory G:/pgsql/data/global ... ok >creating directory G:/pgsql/data/pg_xlog ... ok >creating directory G:/pgsql/data/pg_xlog/archive_status ... ok >creating directory G:/pgsql/data/pg_clog ... ok >creating directory G:/pgsql/data/pg_subtrans ... ok >creating directory G:/pgsql/data/base ... ok >creating directory G:/pgsql/data/base/1 ... ok >creating directory G:/pgsql/data/pg_tblspc ... ok >selecting default max_connections ... > >At this point initdb did freeze time and again. >However, before initdb seemed to have worked, when it was used by the >PostgreSQL-Windows-Installer. > >Regards >Christoph Becker > > > >---------------------------(end of >broadcast)--------------------------- >TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html
