Are you sure cygserver is running and in your path? What windows version is this on?
On Mon, Jan 17, 2005 at 07:50:45PM +0530, anil wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: anil
> To: pgsql-cygwin(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 7:36 PM
> Subject: Init DB Fails
>
>
> Dear ALL,
> FAQ_MSWIN given me steps for windows version
> I followed the steps
> http://www.postgresql.org/files/documentation/faqs/text/FAQ_CYGWIN
>
> When I Run the Initdb I get Following error
> the Dump is as bellow:
>
> ================================
> $ initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data -W -E LATIN1 -d
> Running in debug mode.
>
> initdb: internal variables:
> PGDATA=/usr/local/pgsql/data
> datadir=/usr/share/postgresql
> PGPATH=/usr/bin
> ENCODING=LATIN1
> ENCODINGID=8
> POSTGRES_SUPERUSERNAME=anil
> POSTGRES_BKI=/usr/share/postgresql/postgres.bki
> POSTGRES_DESCR=/usr/share/postgresql/postgres.description
> POSTGRESQL_CONF_SAMPLE=/usr/share/postgresql/postgresql.conf.sample
> PG_HBA_SAMPLE=/usr/share/postgresql/pg_hba.conf.sample
> PG_IDENT_SAMPLE=/usr/share/postgresql/pg_ident.conf.sample
> The files belonging to this database system will be owned by user "anil".
> This user must also own the server process.
>
> The database cluster will be initialized with locale C.
>
> fixing permissions on existing directory /usr/local/pgsql/data... ok
> creating directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/base... ok
> creating directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/global... ok
> creating directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_xlog... ok
> creating directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_clog... ok
> selecting default max_connections... Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> 10
> selecting default shared_buffers... Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> 50
> creating configuration files... ok
> creating template1 database in /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/1... DEBUG: invoking
> IpcMemoryCreate(size=1081344)
> Signal 12
>
> initdb: failed