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initdb: error: program "postgres" is needed by initdb but was not found in the same directory as "/opt/bitnami/postgresql/bin/initdb"
Name and Version
bitnami/postgresql-repmgr
What architecture are you using?
amd64
What steps will reproduce the bug?
How to solve the problem？
Run the following command：
docker network create my-network --driver bridge
docker run --detach --name pg-0 \
--network my-network \
--env REPMGR_PARTNER_NODES=pg-0,pg-1 \
--env REPMGR_NODE_NAME=pg-0 \
--env REPMGR_NODE_NETWORK_NAME=pg-0 \
--env REPMGR_PRIMARY_HOST=pg-0 \
--env REPMGR_PASSWORD=repmgrpass \
--env POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD=secretpass \
--env BITNAMI_DEBUG=true \
bitnami/postgresql-repmgr:latest
Return the following error：
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:05.57 DEBUG ==> Configuring libnss_wrapper...
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:05.59 DEBUG ==> Copying files from /opt/bitnami/postgresql/conf.default to /opt/bitnami/postgresql/conf
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:05.61 INFO ==> ** Starting PostgreSQL with Replication Manager setup **
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:05.63 INFO ==> Validating settings in REPMGR_* env vars...
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:05.63 INFO ==> Validating settings in POSTGRESQL_* env vars..
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:05.64 INFO ==> Querying all partner nodes for common upstream node...
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:05.76 DEBUG ==> Checking node 'pg-1:5432'...
psql: error: connection to server at "pg-1" (172.18.0.4), port 5432 failed: Connection refused
Is the server running on that host and accepting TCP/IP connections?
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:06.42 DEBUG ==> Skipping: failed to get primary from the node 'pg-1:5432'!
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:06.43 DEBUG ==> Checking node 'pg-0:5432'...
psql: error: connection to server at "pg-0" (172.18.0.3), port 5432 failed: Connection refused
Is the server running on that host and accepting TCP/IP connections?
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:06.45 DEBUG ==> Skipping: failed to get primary from the node 'pg-0:5432'!
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:06.46 INFO ==> There are no nodes with primary role. Assuming the primary role...
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:06.47 INFO ==> Preparing PostgreSQL configuration...
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:06.47 DEBUG ==> Injecting a new postgresql.conf file...
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:06.47 INFO ==> postgresql.conf file not detected. Generating it...
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:06.59 DEBUG ==> Injecting a new pg_hba.conf file...
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:06.60 INFO ==> Preparing repmgr configuration...
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:06.61 DEBUG ==> Node ID: '1000', Rol: 'primary', Primary Node: ':5432'
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:06.62 INFO ==> Initializing Repmgr...
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:06.63 INFO ==> Initializing PostgreSQL database...
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:06.63 DEBUG ==> Copying files from /bitnami/postgresql/conf to /opt/bitnami/postgresql/conf
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:06.64 INFO ==> Custom configuration /opt/bitnami/postgresql/conf/postgresql.conf detected
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:06.64 DEBUG ==> Ensuring expected directories/files exist...
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:06.66 INFO ==> pg_hba.conf file not detected. Generating it...
postgresql-repmgr 15:52:06.66 INFO ==> Generating local authentication configuration
popen failure: Cannot allocate memory
initdb: error: program "postgres" is needed by initdb but was not found in the same directory as "/opt/bitnami/postgresql/bin/initdb"
We're not able to reproduce the issue, using exactly the same docker run command the container is up and running and we're able to connect from a client:
$ docker network create my-network --driver bridge
$ docker run --detach --name pg-0 \
--network my-network \
--env REPMGR_PARTNER_NODES=pg-0,pg-1 \
--env REPMGR_NODE_NAME=pg-0 \
--env REPMGR_NODE_NETWORK_NAME=pg-0 \
--env REPMGR_PRIMARY_HOST=pg-0 \
--env REPMGR_PASSWORD=repmgrpass \
--env POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD=secretpass \
--env BITNAMI_DEBUG=true \
bitnami/postgresql-repmgr:latest
$ docker ps
CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES
06aca4e0a694 bitnami/postgresql "/opt/bitnami/script…" About a minute ago Up About a minute 5432/tcp distracted_moser
1a0d623b37bd bitnami/postgresql-repmgr:latest "/opt/bitnami/script…" 3 minutes ago Up 3 minutes 5432/tcp pg-0
$ docker run -it --rm --network my-network bitnami/postgresql psql -h pg-0 -U postgres
postgresql 12:57:06.27 INFO ==>
postgresql 12:57:06.27 INFO ==> Welcome to the Bitnami postgresql container
postgresql 12:57:06.27 INFO ==> Subscribe to project updates by watching https://github.com/bitnami/containers
postgresql 12:57:06.27 INFO ==> Did you know there are enterprise versions of the Bitnami catalog? For enhanced secure software supply chain features, unlimited pulls from Docker, LTS support, or application customization, see Bitnami Premium or Tanzu Application Catalog. See https://www.arrow.com/globalecs/na/vendors/bitnami/ for more information.
postgresql 12:57:06.27 INFO ==>
Password for user postgres:
psql (17.5)
Type "help" for help.
postgres=# \l
List of databases
Name | Owner | Encoding | Locale Provider | Collate | Ctype | Locale | ICU Rules | Access privileges
-----------+----------+----------+-----------------+-------------+-------------+--------+-----------+-----------------------
postgres | postgres | UTF8 | libc | en_US.UTF-8 | en_US.UTF-8 | | |
repmgr | postgres | UTF8 | libc | en_US.UTF-8 | en_US.UTF-8 | | |
template0 | postgres | UTF8 | libc | en_US.UTF-8 | en_US.UTF-8 | | | =c/postgres +
| | | | | | | | postgres=CTc/postgres
template1 | postgres | UTF8 | libc | en_US.UTF-8 | en_US.UTF-8 | | | =c/postgres +
| | | | | | | | postgres=CTc/postgres
(4 rows)
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I have tried many methods but still haven't solved this problem. I have tried reinstalling the system and running it through virtual machines, but the same problem persists. How can I investigate the cause of this problem? Please give me a direction, thank you very much.
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