postgresql-setup --initdb fails with invalid locale error on RHEL 9

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

The postgresql-setup --initdb fails with this message:

 * Initializing database in '/var/lib/pgsql/data'
mkdir: cannot create directory '/var/lib/pgsql/data/log': File exists
ERROR: Initializing database failed, possibly see /var/lib/pgsql/initdb_postgresql.log

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 Cloud Image

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