Test build for #1687

SUSE · Jan 23, 2025 · 01ea766 · 01ea766
1 parent e98c98a
commit 01ea766
Show file tree

Hide file tree

Showing 2 changed files with 8 additions and 0 deletions.
diff --git a/postgres-16-image/README.md b/postgres-16-image/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ $ podman run -it --rm -p 5432:5432 -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=my-password -v /path/to/
 
 PostgreSQL data directory location.
 
+**Note 1:** The directory must be empty for `initdb` to create a new database.
+
+**Note 2:** If the volume points either to a file system mount point, a remote folder that cannot be owned by the `postgres` user, or a location that already contains files (including `lost+found` and dotfiles), a new subdirectory for storing the PostgreSQL data must be created within the `PGDATA` volume.
+
 ## Environment variables
 
 The PostgreSQL image uses several environment variables to configure the database initialization.

diff --git a/postgres-17-image/README.md b/postgres-17-image/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ $ podman run -it --rm -p 5432:5432 -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=my-password -v /path/to/
 
 PostgreSQL data directory location.
 
+**Note 1:** The directory must be empty for `initdb` to create a new database.
+
+**Note 2:** If the volume points either to a file system mount point, a remote folder that cannot be owned by the `postgres` user, or a location that already contains files (including `lost+found` and dotfiles), a new subdirectory for storing the PostgreSQL data must be created within the `PGDATA` volume.
+
 ## Environment variables
 
 The PostgreSQL image uses several environment variables to configure the database initialization.