Hi, I did not run the initdb.exe and thats why i could not start the server.Here is what i did:
1. Executed initdb.exe as follows: runas /user:postgres "D:\pgsql\bin\initdb.exe -D:\pgsql\data" 2.Started the server by executing the following cmd: runas /user:postgres "D:\pgsql\bin\pg_ctl.exe -w start -D D:\pgsql\data" and it started fine.Thanks to Richard and Ray ! On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Raymond O'Donnell <r...@iol.ie> wrote: > On 31/03/2009 12:14, CM J wrote: > > > D:\pgsql\bin\pg_ctl.exe -U postgres -P <mypasswd> -w start -D > D:\pgsql\data > > I wonder if that -P is causing trouble? According to the output of > --help, there's no -P option with a START operation; however, -p is used > to specify the path to the postgres binaries. > > Just a stab in the dark. > > Ray. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Raymond O'Donnell, Director of Music, Galway Cathedral, Ireland > r...@iol.ie > Galway Cathedral Recitals: http://www.galwaycathedral.org/recitals > ------------------------------------------------------------------ >