The following bug has been logged on the website:
Bug reference: 16080
Logged by: cili
Email address: cilizili@protonmail.com
PostgreSQL version: 12.0
Operating system: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.418]
Description:
If a fake cmd.exe exits in the current directory, pg_ctl is failed to
start.
Instructions:
# cd %TEMP%
# "c:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_ctl.exe" initdb -D test
# copy %windir%\system32\calc.exe cmd.exe
# "c:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_ctl.exe" start -D test
waiting for server to start.... stopped waiting
pg_ctl: could not start server
Examine the log output.
Expected:
The PostgreSQL is started.
Actual:
The Windows calculator instead of PostgreSQL is started.
