Re: BUG #5267: initdb fails on AIX: could not identify current directory

Michael Felt wrote:
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      5267
> Logged by:          Michael Felt
> Email address:      mamfelt@gmail.com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.4.2
> Operating system:   AIX
> Description:        initdb fails on AIX: could not identify current
> directory
> Details:
>
> I have compiled postgresql on AIX 6.1 without a great deal of difficulity
> (./configure -without-readline -without-zlib).
>
> However, the fist step - initdb - fails. I have not been able to determine
> which directory it is complaining about.
>
> Suggestions welcome.
> ========
> michael@x054:[/data/home/michael]su - postgres
> postgres@x054:[/home/postgres]/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D
> /usr/local/pgsql/data
> could not identify current directory: The file access permissions do not
> allow the specified action.
> could not identify current directory: The file access permissions do not
> allow the specified action.
> could not identify current directory: The file access permissions do not
> allow the specified action.
> The program "postgres" is needed by initdb but was not found in the
> same directory as "initdb".
> Check your installation.
> postgres@x054:[/home/postgres]ls -l /usr/local/pgsql/bin
>     total 18744
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system        79898 Jan 05 13:33 clusterdb
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system        79554 Jan 05 13:33 createdb
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system        79732 Jan 05 13:33 createlang
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system        82515 Jan 05 13:33 createuser
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system        76661 Jan 05 13:33 dropdb
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system        82087 Jan 05 13:33 droplang
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system        76613 Jan 05 13:33 dropuser
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system       686273 Jan 05 13:33 ecpg
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system       101041 Jan 05 13:33 initdb
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system        37341 Jan 05 13:33 pg_config
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system        31437 Jan 05 13:33 pg_controldata
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system        52157 Jan 05 13:33 pg_ctl
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system       392643 Jan 05 13:33 pg_dump
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system       103892 Jan 05 13:33 pg_dumpall
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system        46554 Jan 05 13:33 pg_resetxlog
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system       186965 Jan 05 13:33 pg_restore
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system      6842028 Jan 05 13:33 postgres
> lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     system            8 Jan 05 13:44 postmaster ->
> postgres
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system       388374 Jan 05 13:33 psql
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system        82335 Jan 05 13:33 reindexdb
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system        47359 Jan 05 13:33 vacuumdb
> postgres@x054:[/home/postgres]ls -l .
> total 0
> postgres@x054:[/home/postgres]ls -la .
> total 24
> drwxr-xr-x    2 postgres staff           256 Jan 05 13:45 .
> drwxr-xr-x   31 bin      bin            4096 Jan 05 13:44 ..
> -rwx------    1 postgres staff           254 Jan 05 13:44 .profile
> -rw-------    1 postgres staff           884 Jan 05 18:38 .sh_history
> postgres@x054:[/home/postgres]mkgroup postgres
> ksh: mkgroup: 0403-006 Execute permission denied.
> postgres@x054:[/home/postgres]
> michael@x054:[/data/home/michael]mkgroup postgres
> michael@x054:[/data/home/michael]chuser pgrp=postgres postgres
> michael@x054:[/data/home/michael]chgrp postgres /usr/local/pgsql/data
> michael@x054:[/data/home/michael]su - postgres
> postgres@x054:[/home/postgres]id
> uid=2010(postgres) gid=2013(postgres) groups=1(staff)
> postgres@x054:[/home/postgres]/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D
> /usr/local/pgsql/data
> could not identify current directory: The file access permissions do not
> allow the specified action.
> could not identify current directory: The file access permissions do not
> allow the specified action.
> could not identify current directory: The file access permissions do not
> allow the specified action.
> The program "postgres" is needed by initdb but was not found in the
> same directory as "initdb".
> Check your installation.
> postgres@x054:[/home/postgres]ls -ld /usr
> drwxr-xr-x   43 root     system         4096 Jan 05 13:40 /usr
> postgres@x054:[/home/postgres]ls -ld /usr/local
> drwxr-xr-x   19 root     system         4096 Jan 05 13:32 /usr/local
> postgres@x054:[/home/postgres]ls -ld /usr/local/pgsql
> drwxr-xr-x    7 root     system          256 Jan 05 13:45 /usr/local/pgsql
> postgres@x054:[/home/postgres]ls -ld /usr/local/pgsql/data
> drwxr-xr-x    2 postgres postgres        256 Jan 05 13:45
> /usr/local/pgsql/data
> postgres@x054:[/home/postgres]ls -ld /usr/local/pgsql/bin
> drwxr-xr-x    2 root     system         4096 Jan 05 13:33
> /usr/local/pgsql/bin
> postgres@x054:[/home/postgres]/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D
> /usr/local/pgsql/data
> postgres@x054:[/home/postgres]
>
>
Just thought I would add - I sent this in 24 hours ago using this link
in the FAQ - and obviously, for me, it never arrived. The text may need
updating:
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