rake db: crie um erro de codificação com o postgresql

Estou importando um projeto rails existente no qual estava trabalhando no meu novo sistema arch linux, já instalei todas as gems e postgresql corretamente, mas estou com alguns problemas ao executar:

rake db:create

Estou tendo o erro a segui

PGError: ERROR:  new encoding (UTF8) is incompatible with the encoding of the template database (SQL_ASCII)
HINT:  Use the same encoding as in the template database, or use template0 as template.
: CREATE DATABASE "System_test" ENCODING = 'unicode'

Criei manualmente o banco de dados com a codificação correta e as migrações funcionaram bem, mas posso executar o

rake db:test:clone

comando, porque ele tenta criar um banco de dados e eu também não suponho criar manualmente os bancos de dados. Então, alguém sabe para consertar isso?

saudaçõe

EDIT: aqui está o meu database.yml

development:
  adapter: postgresql
  encoding: unicode
  database: System_development
  pool: 5
  username: forellana
  password:

test: &test
  adapter: postgresql
  encoding: unicode
  database: System_test
  pool: 5
  username: forellana
  password:

cucumber:
  <<: *test

e aqui está a saída completa do comando

(in /home/fespinoza/Workspace/TLI)
PGError: ERROR:  new encoding (UTF8) is incompatible with the encoding of the template database (SQL_ASCII)
HINT:  Use the same encoding as in the template database, or use template0 as template.
: CREATE DATABASE "System_test" ENCODING = 'unicode'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb:207:in `rescue in log'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb:199:in `log'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:493:in `execute'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:572:in `create_database'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.5/lib/active_record/railties/databases.rake:92:in `rescue in create_database'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.5/lib/active_record/railties/databases.rake:39:in `create_database'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.5/lib/active_record/railties/databases.rake:33:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:636:in `call'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:636:in `block in execute'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:631:in `each'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:631:in `execute'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:597:in `block in invoke_with_call_chain'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/monitor.rb:201:in `mon_synchronize'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:590:in `invoke_with_call_chain'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:583:in `invoke'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2051:in `invoke_task'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2029:in `block (2 levels) in top_level'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2029:in `each'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2029:in `block in top_level'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2068:in `standard_exception_handling'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2023:in `top_level'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2001:in `block in run'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2068:in `standard_exception_handling'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:1998:in `run'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/bin/rake:31:in `<top (required)>'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/bin/rake:19:in `load'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/bin/rake:19:in `<main>'
Couldn't create database for {"adapter"=>"postgresql", "encoding"=>"unicode", "database"=>"System_test", "pool"=>5, "username"=>"forellana", "password"=>nil}
PGError: ERROR:  new encoding (UTF8) is incompatible with the encoding of the template database (SQL_ASCII)
HINT:  Use the same encoding as in the template database, or use template0 as template.
: CREATE DATABASE "System_development" ENCODING = 'unicode'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb:207:in `rescue in log'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb:199:in `log'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:493:in `execute'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:572:in `create_database'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.5/lib/active_record/railties/databases.rake:92:in `rescue in create_database'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.5/lib/active_record/railties/databases.rake:39:in `create_database'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/activerecord-3.0.5/lib/active_record/railties/databases.rake:35:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:636:in `call'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:636:in `block in execute'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:631:in `each'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:631:in `execute'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:597:in `block in invoke_with_call_chain'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/monitor.rb:201:in `mon_synchronize'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:590:in `invoke_with_call_chain'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:583:in `invoke'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2051:in `invoke_task'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2029:in `block (2 levels) in top_level'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2029:in `each'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2029:in `block in top_level'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2068:in `standard_exception_handling'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2023:in `top_level'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2001:in `block in run'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2068:in `standard_exception_handling'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:1998:in `run'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/rake-0.8.7/bin/rake:31:in `<top (required)>'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/bin/rake:19:in `load'
/home/fespinoza/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/bin/rake:19:in `<main>'
Couldn't create database for {"adapter"=>"postgresql", "encoding"=>"unicode", "database"=>"System_development", "pool"=>5, "username"=>"forellana", "password"=>nil}

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