That's right..!!!! I have deleted postmaster.pid and all was ok now..
Thanks.. On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:35:00 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Magnus Hagander") wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> I am testing PostgreSQL 8.0 beta on a windows xp >> professional. In the time when I did the install I have been >> working with pgadmin and so on... >> >> But after a few days, when I tried to continue with my tests. >> I cannot start the postgresql service. I always get this >> message windown when I try to start the service: >> >> "The postgresql service on the local computer started and >> stopped. some services stop automatically if they have no >> work to do, for example the performance logs and alerts services" >> >> The service starts and stops automatically and I cannot to >> work with pgsql. >> >> PS: I have translated (get from internet) the text message >> window because I have my system in spanish language. > >This looks a lot like the postmaster.pid issue. Look in your DATA >directory, and remove that file if it exists. > >If not, then it's a different issue. In this case, edit the >postgresql.conf file and set log_destination to include eventlog, then >look at eventlog output. (This is an issue with the installer that will >be fixed in the next beta release) > >//Magnus > >---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- >TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org