--- FAQ_MSWIN	2003-11-26 23:14:49.859375000 -0500
+++ FAQ_MSWIN	2003-11-27 00:56:30.281250000 -0500
@@ -42,10 +42,24 @@
          directory, will prompt for a superuser password and will
          set the default database encoding to LATIN1.
 
-    3c.  Start up the postmaster.  Use a command similar to the
-         following:
+         You must be logged on as the user that installed Cygwin in
+         order for this command to work.
 
-            postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
+         When referring to paths outside of Cygwin's root, PostgreSQL
+         expects the paths to use the "/cygdrive/<drive>/<dir>" syntax
+         rather than the Windows like syntax of "<drive>:/<dir>."
+         Example:
+
+            /cygdrive/d/pgsql/data
+
+    3c.  Set the PGDATA environment variable.  Example commands would be:
+
+            PGDATA=/usr/local/pgsql/data
+            export PGDATA
+
+    3d.  Start up the server:
+
+            pg_ctl start
 
          This will start the postmaster, and if successful you will
          see some initial log entries, and an entry "LOG: database
@@ -58,6 +72,38 @@
     refer to the README document included with Cygwin PostgreSQL.  It
     is installed in the /usr/share/doc/Cygwin directory.
 
+6.  If you don't want to run the programs as a service, the following
+    steps are helpful:
+
+    6a.  Add the following lines to the .profile file in your home
+         directory.  This will make it easier to start the server when
+         desired.  Of course, adjust the paths as needed:
+
+            ipc-daemon2 &
+            PGDATA=/usr/local/pgsql/data
+            export PGDATA
+
+    6b.  To start the server, use this command:
+
+            pg_ctl start
+
+    6c.  Before exiting your Cygwin shell prompt, make sure to stop
+         the PostgreSQL server using the following command:
+
+            pg_ctl stop
+
+         This procedure can be automated by putting that command inside
+         the .bash_logout file in your home directory.  You will need to
+         create that file if it does not yet exist.
+
+7.  If you want other users to be able to run PostgreSQL, it is
+    necessary to ease the permissions on some files.  Adjust the
+    permissions and paths to suit your requirements.
+
+       chmod 755 /usr/bin/pg_* /usr/bin/postgr*
+       chmod 666 /usr/local/pgsql/data/global/pg_pwd
+       chmod 666 /usr/local/pgsql/data/global/pg_fsm.cache
+
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