Re: initdb not included?

Mike,

> I just installed postgresql-7.1.3-2 by RPM, and have been following the
> instructions at www.postgresql.org/idocs/index.php?creating-cluster.html
>
> These instructions say, "To initialize a database cluster, use the command
> initdb, which is installed with PostgreSQL." However, i have no such program
> on my system.
>
> $ rpm -ql postgresql | grep initdb
> /usr/share/doc/postgresql-7.1.3/html/app-initdb.html

Where did you get this RPM?  Initdb is very much required.  Even if the RPM
 runs initdb for you, it would still have to include it.

> (Please cc: me in the response; i know it's bad netiquette, but i'm not
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-Josh

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