[BIGTOP-3422] Fix ambari-server setup failure due to PostgreSQL initdb error

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.5.0
• Component/s: deployment
• Assignee: Kengo Seki
• Reporter: Masatake Iwasaki
• Created: 29/Sep/20 11:47
• Updated: 30/Oct/20 05:28
• Resolved: 30/Oct/20 05:28

Description

ambari-server setup failed on CentOS 8 due to error on starting PostgreSQL.

Notice: /Stage[main]/Ambari::Server/Exec[server setup]/returns: Configuring ambari database...
Notice: /Stage[main]/Ambari::Server/Exec[server setup]/returns: Checking PostgreSQL...
Notice: /Stage[main]/Ambari::Server/Exec[server setup]/returns: Running initdb: This may take up to a minute.
Notice: /Stage[main]/Ambari::Server/Exec[server setup]/returns: About to start PostgreSQL
Notice: /Stage[main]/Ambari::Server/Exec[server setup]/returns: ERROR: Exiting with exit code 3.
Notice: /Stage[main]/Ambari::Server/Exec[server setup]/returns: REASON: Unable to start PostgreSQL server. Exiting

Issue Links

• is related to: BIGTOP-3418 Fix Ambari deployment on CentOS 8, Fedora 31 and Debian 10
• links to: https://github.com/apache/bigtop/pull/687