Re: Problem with pgsql-cygwin - Mailing list pgsql-cygwin

From Jason Tishler
Subject Re: Problem with pgsql-cygwin
Date
Msg-id 20010615113200.O660@dothill.com
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In response to Problem with pgsql-cygwin  ("Jorge Aguilar" <geoaguila@cimer.net>)
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Jorge,

On Fri, Jun 15, 2001 at 08:56:31AM -0600, Jorge Aguilar wrote:
>     I've downloaded the last version of pgsql-cygwin and the ipc-daemon,
> everything is right until i try to execute the "initdb" script to initialize
> the database. The next message appear:
>  
> $ initdb
> The program
>     '/usr/bin/postgres'
> needed by initdb does not belong to PostgreSQL version 7.1.2, or
> there may be a configuration problem.
>  
> This was the error message issued by that program:
> /usr/bin/postgres: invalid current euid 500
>  
> Can you help me?

Do you have valid /etc/passwd and /etc/group files?  If not, then
execute the following:

    $ mkpasswd -l >/etc/passwd
    $ mkgroup -l >/etc/group

Jason

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