Description of problem: root@mypc# service postgresql initdb fails because of existing directory /var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_log Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): postgresql-server-8.4.4-1.fc13.x86_64 How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. yum install postgresql 2. yum install postgresql-server 3. service postgresql initdb Actual results: FAIL Expected results: OK Additional info: Works fine after deleting the directory [root@mypc ~]# rmdir /var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_log/
This would most certainly not happen given only the claimed "steps to reproduce". You must have had a previous postgres installation in there at some point. Was there really nothing in /var/lib/pgsql/data/ except the pg_log subdirectory? Can you recall just how you got to this state?
Closing for lack of response.