BUG #14566: Overriding PGDATA during initdb always fails

Started by Nonameabout 9 years ago1 messagesbugs

henti@geekware.co.za

about 9 years ago

The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference: 14566
Logged by: Henti Smith
Email address: henti@geekware.co.za
PostgreSQL version: 9.6.2
Operating system: Centos 7
Description:

When using the "/usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/postgresql96-setup" script to initdb the
environment variable PGSETUP_INITDB_OPTIONS can be used to pass options to
the initdb binary.

This allows you to do the following.
export PGSETUP_INITDB_OPTIONS="--pgdata=/postgresql"
/usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/postgresql96-setup initdb

Internally, the following happens.
$PGDATA is retrieved from systemctl using Environment.
$PGDATA is then used in initdb() to :

--
Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org)
To make changes to your subscription:
http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs