Re: BUG #4584: PostgreSQL service doesn't start

On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Mark Muzenhardt
<mark(dot)muzenhardt(at)arcor(dot)de> wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 4584
> Logged by: Mark Muzenhardt
> Email address: mark(dot)muzenhardt(at)arcor(dot)de
> PostgreSQL version: 8.3.5-2
> Operating system: Windows XP professional
> Description: PostgreSQL service doesn't start
> Details:
>
> I have installed the one-click-installer of PostgreSQL on a virtual machine
> with a new WindowsXP professional installation (nothing but PostgreSQL is
> installed). I did not get access to the database, so I began to search why.
> I found, that the PostgreSQL service was not started and tried to do this by
> myself. The service is refusing to run, no matter what I've tried. A
> postgres-user was created by the installer and I installed PostgreSQL with
> the Administrator account, so this issued can not be the problem.

If the server didn't start I'd have expected to see an error during
the installation - was there none?

Can you post the installation log - you should find it in your temp
directory, normally C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local
Settings\Temp

Make sure you replace any occurrences of the password you selected
with XXXX or similar before you send the log.

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Dave Page
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