Re: can't install postgres 8.4 on windows 2003 server

Hi,

What happens if you register the service with pg_ctl directly as:

<Path to PGHOME>\bin\pg_ctl.exe register -N <ServiceName> -U <Username>
-P <Password> -D <Path to DataDirectory> -w

On 5/24/10 11:58 PM, ritas wrote:
> Thanks Sachin for your response. I have attached the install-postgresql.log.
> Also, if it helps, I have the following error in my event viewer: pg_ctl:
> could not register service "postgresql-8.4": error code 0
> The postgres service is not listed under services.
>
> Thanks.
>
> http://old.nabble.com/file/p28660078/install-postgresql.log
> install-postgresql.log
>
> Sachin Srivastava-2 wrote:
>
>> On 5/24/10 7:52 PM, ritas wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> When I try to install postgres 8.4 on windows server 2003, I get the
>>> following error: "A non-fatal error occurred whilst loading database
>>> modules. Please check the installation logs in
>>> C:/docs&setttings/user/local
>>> settings/temp for details". The log file doesn't have any error, but it
>>> looks like it stopped in the middle. Also, it doesn't install the
>>> postgres
>>> service. I have attached the log file. Any help would be greatly
>>> appreciated. Thanks.
>>>
>>> http://old.nabble.com/file/p28657511/bitrock_installer_1004serverlog.log
>>> bitrock_installer_1004serverlog.log
>>>
>>>
>> There must be a log file with name install-postgresql.log in the %TEMP%
>> directory.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Sachin Srivastava
>> EnterpriseDB<http://www.enterprisedb.com>, the Enterprise Postgres
>> <http://www.enterprisedb.com> company.
>>
>>
>>
>

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Regards,
Sachin Srivastava
EnterpriseDB <http://www.enterprisedb.com>, the Enterprise Postgres
<http://www.enterprisedb.com> company.