Re: running multiple versions

On 02/16/12 3:10 PM, John R Pierce wrote:
> so, if I was to install 8.4.somethignelse into a different directory,
> I'd need to create a seperate service for it, like...
>
> sc create postgres-8.4.5 binPath="D:/postgres/8.4.5/bin/pg_ctl.exe
> runservice -N postgresql-8.4.5 -D D:/postgres/8.4.5/data -w"
> type=own start=auto error=normal
> DisplayName="postgresql-8.4.5 - PostgreSQL Server 8.4.5" depend=RPCSS
> obj=.\postgres

let me also point out here, I was careful to avoid spaces in the
postgres path. I don't know how or even if you can quote the paths
properly in the binPath= argument to 'sc create'

the obj= is the username that the service runs as, .\ meaning local as
opposed to domain.

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