error in cygwin - please help me

Hello,

I ´ve got some problems with cygwin. Let me explain:

I run the ipc-daemon and type the command:
$ initdb -D /var/psql .
The message showed is the following:

The files belonging to this database system will be owned by user "caroline".
This user must also own the server process.

The database cluster will be initialized with locale C.

fixing permissions on existing directory /var/psql... ok
creating directory /var/psql/base.. ok
creating directory /var/psql/global.. ok
creating directory /var/psql/pg_xlog.. ok
creating directory /var/psql/pg_clog.. ok
selecting defaulr max_connections... Signal 12
Signal 12
Signal 12
Signal 12
Signal 12
Signal 12
10
slecting 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 /var/psql/base/1... Signal 12

initdb failed

I wonder if you might explain me what could be my error while trying
to run this program.
Have a nice day
Caroline Perlin.