Hi All,
I have found a case that PostgreSQL Service does not start.
When it happens, the following error appears.
"is not a valid Win32 application"
This failure occurs when the following conditions are true.
1. There is "postgres.exe" in any directory that contains a space,
such as "Program Files".
e.g.)
C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\bin\postgres.exe
2. A file using the first white space-delimited
tokens of that directory as the file name exists,
and there is it in the same hierarchy.
e.g.)
C:\Program //file
"pg_ctl.exe" as PostgreSQL Service creates a postgres
process using an absolute path which indicates the
location of "postgres.exe",but the path is not enclosed
in quotation.
Therefore,if the above-mentioned conditions are true,
CreateProcessAsUser(a Windows Function called by pg_ctl.exe)
tries to create a process using the other file such
as "Program", so the service fails to start.
Accordingly, I think that the command path should be
enclosed in quotation.
I created a patch to fix this failure,
So could anyone confirm?
Regards,
Naoya
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Naoya Anzai
Engineering Department
NEC Soft, Ltd.
E-Mail: anzai-naoya@mxu.nes.nec.co.jp
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