Re: Service start up error "The Service name is invalid net helpmsg 2185"

From: Stephen Cook <sclists(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: keshav dixit <keshav(dot)dixit(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Service start up error "The Service name is invalid net helpmsg 2185"
Date: 2012-04-13 11:20:58
Message-ID: 4F880C1A.5020206@gmail.com
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On 4/13/2012 6:48 AM, keshav dixit wrote:
> Hi,
> Not sure if this is correct forum for this, if not please redirect me to
> correct one. I am trying to install pgsql 8.4 on windows 2008 64bit
> server in F: drive and data also on the same drive. I have stup postgres
> as a local user with admin rights, but service never starts up. I get
> the error : "The Service name is invalid net helpmsg 2185". I can not
> find any service related to psql in list of running services. I have
> tried to install as admin account aand with postgres local user. Please
> suggest where I might be wrong and how I have to proceed.
> Thanks in advance
>
> Regards,
> Keshav Dixit

Have you checked the Windows event log? That might clue you in to a more
specific problem. I've seen this error for various reasons, such as bad
permissions, a typo in a shortcut, trying to use an account without a
login password, etc.

-- Stephen

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