Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 17:08:05 +0200
From: Holger Jakobs <holger@jakobs.com>
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Subject: Re: initdb fails with error
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Firewall may prevent a connection, but not starting is the server=2E=20

The message clearly states that the setting of the port is wrong=2E

Am 16=2E September 2021 16:43:04 MESZ schrieb Mladen Gogala <gogala=2Emlad=
en@gmail=2Ecom>:
>On 9/16/21 07:47, Nikhil Shetty wrote:
>
>> Hi Team,
>>
>> I find strange behaviour today when initializing the postgres cluster=
=2E
>>
>> Below is the ERROR :
>>
>> creating configuration files =2E=2E=2E ok
>> running bootstrap script =2E=2E=2E 2021-09-16 11:42:47=2E944 GMT [24522=
]=20
>> FATAL: =C2=A0invalid value for parameter "port": ""
>> child process exited with exit code 1
>> initdb: removing data directory "/data/postgres/pg11/test"
>>
>> Any reason why this would be happening?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Nikhil
>
>
>Do you have the local firewall running?
>

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