Pass LC and LANG envvars to pg_ctl calls - closes #343

ClearcodeHQ · Jul 18, 2024 · e70d7c7 · e70d7c7
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diff --git a/newsfragments/343.bugfix.rst b/newsfragments/343.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fixed a long-standing bug, where calls to pg_ctl weren't getting `LC_*` and `LANG` envvars,
+which caused issues on some systems not recognizing --auth parameter.
diff --git a/pytest_postgresql/executor.py b/pytest_postgresql/executor.py
@@ -177,11 +177,13 @@ def init_directory(self) -> None:
                 password_file.write(password)
                 password_file.flush()
                 init_directory += ["-o", " ".join(options)]
-                subprocess.check_output(init_directory)
+                # Passing envvars to command to avoid weird MacOs error.
+                subprocess.check_output(init_directory, env=self._envvars)
         else:
             options += ["--auth=trust"]
             init_directory += ["-o", " ".join(options)]
-            subprocess.check_output(init_directory)
+            # Passing envvars to command to avoid weird MacOs error.
+            subprocess.check_output(init_directory, env=self._envvars)
 
         self._directory_initialised = True