On Dec 7, 2007 10:39 AM, lattab kader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all > I have installed the postgresq 8.0 as a program in C:\PostgreSQL\8.0. I > have also set the ENV varibale PGDATA as "C:\PostgreSQL\8.0\share" for the > postgre.conf file. > when I try to start it from C:\PostgreSQL\8.0\bin\postgres.exe then I am > getting the following error: > > > C:\PostgreSQL\8.0\bin>postgres.exe > FATAL: "C:/PostgreSQL/8.0/share" is not a valid data directory > DETAIL: File "C:/PostgreSQL/8.0/share/PG_VERSION" is missing. >
Is your c:/PostgreSQL/8.0/share directory empty? did you do initdb in this directory? -- Usama Munir Dar http://linkedin.com/in/usamadar Consultant Architect Cell:+92 321 5020666 Skype: usamadar
