initdb Error: 'oid8'

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#1Noname
mjp@ornl.gov

Hello,

Does anyone know what the unknow error type 'oid8' generated
by initdb means (v7.0 under linux)?

postgres@mbspc:~ > /usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
This database system will be initialized with username "postgres".
This user will own all the data files and must also own the server process.

Fixing permissions on pre-existing data directory /usr/local/pgsql/data
Creating database system directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/base
Creating database XLOG directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_xlog
Creating template database in /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/template1
ERROR: Error: unknown type 'oid8'.

ERROR: Error: unknown type 'oid8'.

Creating global relations in /usr/local/pgsql/data/base
cp: /usr/lib/pgsql/lib/postmaster.opts.default.sample: No such file or directory

initdb failed.
Removing /usr/local/pgsql/data.
Removing temp file /tmp/initdb.5458.
postgres@mbspc:~ >

Thanks,
Morey Parang
ORNL

#2Tom Lane
tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us
In reply to: Noname (#1)
Re: initdb Error: 'oid8'

mjp@ornl.gov writes:

Fixing permissions on pre-existing data directory /usr/local/pgsql/data
Creating database system directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/base
Creating database XLOG directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_xlog
Creating template database in /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/template1
ERROR: Error: unknown type 'oid8'.

That's different --- usually we've heard about complaints mentioning
'oidvector' from people who've tried to initdb with 7.0 library files
and a pre-7.0 postgres executable. Looks like you've managed to feed
pre-7.0 library files to a 7.0 executable. Check your PGLIB environment
setting...

regards, tom lane