Re: Installing PostgreSQL fails

Hello Josef,

open services (services.msc) and check which user the service has been
registered to ( default name is postgres ).
Is this really the VERY same user used for the old instance?
If not he has a different ID and has to be given the necessary file
permissions:
http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Running_%26_Installing_PostgreSQL_On_Native_Windows#What_filesystem_permissions_does_PostgreSQL_require.3F

The owner of the service should be a local user and not member of a domain.

And you should really check Windows' event log for the error messages
during service startup.

Good luck!

Peter

Am 05.03.2015 um 11:08 schrieb Josef Springer:
> Hello Jan,
>
> the Server-Service worked after reinstalling PostgreSQL correctly.
> But after copying back the backup of the folder *data*, the
> Server-Service does not work anymore.
> What i did:
>
> * Term the Server-Service
> * Copying back the backup of the folder *data*
> * Starting the Server-Service (whitch did not)
>
> So, i assume copying back the folder *data* is not enought. Something is
> missing from the backup ?
>
> Do you have any tips for me, thanks,
> Josef Springer
>
> On 01.03.2015 15:32, Jan-Peter Seifert wrote:
>> Am 01.03.2015 um 13:08 schrieb Josef Springer:
>>
>>> * But starting now PostgtreSQL-Server service does not work anymore. I
>>> get an error message after a while (Error 1053)
>>>
>>> Do you have any tips how i can get my databases back ?
>>
>> Look into the Windows event log for more info.
>> I guess you also recreated the Windows user postgres so that the file
>> privileges are wrong.
>> IIRC there's a batch file for setting the correct file privileges (
>> don't recall the name) within the PostgreSQL installation folder.
>> Beware - if you specify the wrong path you might not be able to start
>> Windows again!!!!
>>
>> Good luck ...
>>
>>
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