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2025-12-08 13:23:27.432 UTC [15] FATAL:  data directory "/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata" has wrong ownership
          2025-12-08 13:23:27.432 UTC [15] HINT:  The server must be started by the user that owns the data directory.
  ERROR   Failed to install airbyte/airbyte Helm Chart
  ERROR   Unable to install Airbyte locally
  ERROR   unable to install airbyte chart: unable to install helm: failed pre-install: 1 error occurred:
                * pod airbyte-abctl-bootloader failed

That error indicates Postgres inside the `airbyte-db` pod cannot start because the mounted data directory has the wrong owner/permissions. This causes the bootloader to fail since it can’t connect to the database. [[Perm issue abctl](<https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/issues/54199>); [Perm issue Colima](<https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/issues/54995>)]  For `abctl local install`, the Postgres data is under your local Airbyte directory, typically:  ```bash ~/.airbyte/abctl/data/airbyte-volume-db ```  From the linked issues, users have fixed this by adjusting ownership/permissions of that directory on the host so they match what Postgres expects inside the container:  1. On Linux VMs (including Ubuntu, GCE):     ```bash    # 70 is the UID used by the Postgres container    sudo chown -R 70:70 ~/.airbyte/abctl/data/airbyte-volume-db    ```     [[Perm issue abctl](<https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/issues/62093>)]  2. If you still get permission errors, ensure your user can traverse/read the directory (example from a GCE VM):     ```bash    sudo setfacl -m u:$USER:x ~/.airbyte/abctl/data/airbyte-volume-db/pgdata    sudo setfacl -m u:$USER:r ~/.airbyte/abctl/data/airbyte-volume-db/pgdata/PG_VERSION    ```     [[Perm issue abctl](<https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/issues/62093>)]  After fixing ownership/ACLs:  ```bash abctl local uninstall   # optional but recommended to clean stuck resources abctl local install ```  If you are running under Colima or another non-Docker Desktop runtime, the same directory-ownership issue applies; ensure the mounted path is writable by UID 70 and that `chown`/`chmod` inside the container are allowed. [[Perm issue Colima](<https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/issues/54995>)]  If you still see `wrong ownership` or `operation not permitted` on that path after doing the above, the knowledge sources do not provide additional documented workarounds beyond adjusting host permissions and re-running the install.