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How to initialize PostgreSQL on OS X
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Requirements

  • postgresql compiled and installed
  • postgres user created

Steps

su postgres
/opt/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /opt/local/pgsql/data

Post-processing (as root)

sudo dscl . -change /Users/postgres UserShell /bin/bash /usr/bin/false
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