Re: initdb failure with PostgreSQL 7.3.2 / Cygwin 1.3.22-1 / - Mailing list pgsql-cygwin

From Jason Tishler
Subject Re: initdb failure with PostgreSQL 7.3.2 / Cygwin 1.3.22-1 /
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Msg-id 20030505120541.GD556@tishler.net
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In response to Re: initdb failure with PostgreSQL 7.3.2 / Cygwin 1.3.22-1 /  (Frank Seesink <frank@mail.wvnet.edu>)
Responses Re: initdb failure with PostgreSQL 7.3.2 / Cygwin 1.3.22-1 /
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Frank,

On Fri, May 02, 2003 at 05:21:30PM -0400, Frank Seesink wrote:
> (Note that unless otherwise noted, I am not logging off/on but just
> fast user context switching between accounts to save time.)

Until we get to the bottom of this, please do *not* do the above.  In
this way, we can at least remove one variable.

> postgres@SEESINK /tmp
> $ net start ipc-daemon
> The Cygwin IPC Daemon service is starting.
> The Cygwin IPC Daemon service was started successfully.
>
> [snip]
>
> postgres@SEESINK /tmp
> $ ps -ef
>      UID     PID    PPID TTY     STIME COMMAND
> postgres     120       1 con  13:13:59 /usr/bin/bash
> postgres     892     120 con  13:17:25 /usr/bin/ps
> ______________________________________________________________________
> 6.  Notice anyting missing in the 'ps' command?  Yeah, right.  The
>     ipc-daemon!!!  But if I bring up the NT Task Manager (see attached
>     GIF), it's there.

YA truly amazing occurrence.  Please run Sysinternal's handle with the
above setup:

    $ handle -a -p ipc-daemon | fgrep Multi

Do you get the expected output (from my previous post)?

Jason

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