What do these two commands show: dpkg -l postgresql-8.3 ls -l /usr/lib/postgresql/8.3/bin
Could be file system corruption, or perhaps a full disk. ** Changed in: postgresql-8.3 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- The program "postgres" is needed by initdb but was not found in the same directory as "/usr/lib/postgresql/8.3/bin/initdb". https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/361002 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs