Re: pgsql on cygwin problem

2005/8/29, yuri(at)nnov(dot)mts(dot)ru <yuri(at)nnov(dot)mts(dot)ru>:
> Hello. I had a problem at installation postgesql as service nt. I do all
> under the documentation which is in a
> file/usr/share/doc/Cygwin/postgresql-7.4.5. README On item 8 at me there is
> a mistake at initialization of a database.
>
> $ initdb -D /var/postgresql/data
> The files belonging to this database system will be owned by user
> "postgres".
> This user must also own the server process.
>
> The database cluster will be initialized with locale C.
>
> fixing permissions on existing directory /var/postgresql/data... ok
> creating directory /var/postgresql/data/base... ok
> creating directory /var/postgresql/data/global... ok
> creating directory /var/postgresql/data/pg_xlog... ok
> creating directory /var/postgresql/data/pg_clog... ok
> selecting default max_connections... Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> 10
> selecting default shared_buffers... Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> 50

so IPC via cygserver is working ok

> creating configuration files... ok
> creating template1 database in /var/postgresql/data/base/1... Signal 12
>
> initdb: failed

so most likely the file permissions are wrong.
HTH

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