postgresql 9.5 "service postgresql-9.5 initdb" broken for centos6.(9.5.10 3PGDG)

Hello folks,

I’m finding that using the /etc/init.d/postgresql-9.5 script’s initdb function is not work in the rpms obtained from postgresql.org’s repo

the steps to reproduce for me at least are to download:

https://download.postgresql.org/pub/repos/yum/9.5/redhat/rhel-6.9-x86_64/postgresql95-server-9.5.10-3PGDG.rhel6.x86_64.rpm

https://download.postgresql.org/pub/repos/yum/9.5/redhat/rhel-6.9-x86_64/postgresql95-libs-9.5.10-3PGDG.rhel6.x86_64.rpm

https://download.postgresql.org/pub/repos/yum/9.5/redhat/rhel-6.9-x86_64/postgresql95-9.5.10-3PGDG.rhel6.x86_64.rpm

then:

rpm –i postgresql95-libs-9.5.10-3PGDG.rhel6.x86_64.rpm

rpm –i postgresql95-9.5.10-3PGDG.rhel6.x86_64.rpm

rpm –i postgresql95-server-9.5.10-3PGDG.rhel6.x86_64.rpm

then run:

service postgresql-9.5 initdb

the response I get:

Initializing database:                                     [FAILED]

I looks to me like the previous version of the script had this command:

$SU -l postgres -c "$initdbcmd" >> "\$PGLOG\" 2>&1 &"

While last night’s update changed it to

$SU -l postgres -c "$initdbcmd >> \"$PGLOG\" 2>&1 &"

My shell scripting  is kinda weak, but I believe the difference is the new iteration of the command pushes the ‘&’ with the command allowing the su process that spawned it to return instantly killing the initdb process.

Thank you for your time,

Aaron Davis | Software Development, Plixer

office 207 324 8805 /237

aaron.davis@plixer.com | www.plixer.com