Re: postgresql as windows 2000 service problem

Same error on win2000 few days ago(Check the archive).
I am preparing to put some debug messages into the code and see
what is actually happening.

Regards !

On Thursday 15 July 2004 07:17, kranas(at)freemail(dot)gr wrote:
> In event log it says something like "unable to find exe file"
> I have enabled logging in postgresql.conf but nothing else is logged.
> When I start postgres as user 'postgres' with 'pg_ctl start', it logs
> a lot of things: timezones, environment variables etc.
>
> I don't know whice exe it means. It cant be the bath because
> env system variables PATH and PGDATA are ok.
>
> To which files/folders should user postrges have rights; I have created
> user postrges as a typical user (admin or power user is not possible to
> run pg_ctl) and gave him the log on as service right.
> Also user postgres is the owner of the folder c:\postgres (with any
> subfolders).
>
> I also tried 'pg_ctl register -U postgres -P xxxxx -o "-i" but the
> same error.
>
> The only thing that bothers me is that in windows xp it runs fine.
>
>
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