On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Lee Hachadoorian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Last week I set up Postgres 8.3 on a WindowsXP machine. Had it up and > running and imported data. Now when I try to start the server (after > a machine restart) I get the message: > > > ******************************************************************************************** > pg_ctl: another server might be running; trying to start server anyway > PANIC: could not open control file "global/pg_control": Permission denied > > This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. > Please contact the application's support team for more information. > server starting > > ********************************************************************************************
If it was running and now isn't, the most common cause is anti-virus software having an exclusive lock on a file. Or changing it's ownership or permissions. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
