Red Hat Satellite v 5.7 installation fails with error "Could not install database."

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Issue

  • Red Hat Satellite v 5.7 installation fails at the stage of database installation, complete error message:
* Now running spacewalk-setup.
* Setting up SELinux..
** Database: Setting up database connection for PostgreSQL backend.
** Database: Embedded database diskspace check SKIPPED!
** Database: Installing the database:
** Database: This is a long process that is logged in:
** Database:   /var/log/rhn/install_db.log
*** Progress: #
Could not install database.

# cat /var/log/rhn/install_db.log
Initializing database: [FAILED]

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite v 5.7

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