Re: initdb: failed - Mailing list pgsql-cygwin

Hello,

The webpage listed below is not current.  ipc-daemon2 is no longer used
and cygserver is used in it's place.  The readme included with the
postgresql installation has the correct instructions.

Mike

On Mon, 2004-07-26 at 15:33, Adam Lang wrote:
> I'm now going by this:
> http://www.tishler.net/jason/software/postgresql/postgresql-7.4.README
>
> I am trying the first simple way to get the program started and if I
> can get that, figure I try the NT service route.
>
> When I try to initialize the database, I get:
>
> creating configuration files... ok
> creating template1 database in /var/postgresql/data/base/1... Signal 12
>
> initdb: failed
> initdb: removing data directory "/var/postgresql/data"
>
> I installed the cygwin files, restarted the computer to make sure
> nothing was running and then went through the steps and I still get
> this.  I am really lost, especially since no log files are generating.
>
>
>
> On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 13:41:08 -0400, Adam Lang <raider.adam@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Ok, so what documentation should I be looking at for the current
> > installation instructions?
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 03:30:26 +1000, Daniel Secomb <dan@ds-d.com> wrote:
> > > You are using old commands. Cygwin no longer uses "ipc-daemon". Replace
> > > ipc-daemon with "cygserver".
> > >
> > > For example:
> > >
> > > $ export CYGWIN=server
> > > $ /usr/sbin/cygserver &
> > >
> > > See how you go.
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: pgsql-cygwin-owner@postgresql.org
> > > [mailto:pgsql-cygwin-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of Adam Lang
> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:49 AM
> > > To: pgsql-cygwin@postgresql.org
> > > Subject: [CYGWIN] initdb: failed
> > >
> > > I have spent several days trying tofind the cause of this on google,
> > > but I am stumped.
> > >
> > > Thsi is the article I was using as a guideline:
> > > http://www.sitepoint.com/article/1233
> > >
> > > I am running on Windows 2000 professional.  ipc-daemon2 seems to start
> > > fien in the service window.
> > >
> > > The problem is when I log into windows as postgres.  I rin the initdb
> > > -D command, it runs through its checks and then says initdb fails
> > > saying there is a lock file on the existing PID.  There is no
> > > postmaster process runnign.  I delete out the data directory to make
> > > sure there is no pid file, rerun initdb -D again and same thing.
> > >
> > > The versions of the software are the latest.  I just downloaded them a
> > > coupel days ago.
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