with : cygwin 1.1.4 cygipc 1.09-2 (installed and running) postgresql-7.0-nt-binaries.tar.gz installed initdb done (initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data2) the following message is returned by postgresql : $ ./postgres -D /usr/local/pgsql/data2 DEBUG: Data Base System is starting up at Tue Mar 13 19:12:48 2001 DEBUG: Data Base System was interrupted being in production at Tue Mar 13 18:37:20 2001 DEBUG: Data Base System is in production state at Tue Mar 13 19:12:48 2001 FATAL 1: Database "administrateur" does not exist in the system catalog. FATAL 1: Database "administrateur" does not exist in the system catalog. Thanks for help. Etienne de Closmadeuc ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Logica SA 183, route de Canéjan 33173 GRADIGNAN CEDEX Tél : 05.56.75.77.00 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster