Re: Unregister Windows Service pg_ctl error - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Magnus Hagander
Subject Re: Unregister Windows Service pg_ctl error
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Msg-id 6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCE92E9C1@algol.sollentuna.se
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In response to Unregister Windows Service pg_ctl error  ("Gevik" <gevik@xs4all.nl>)
Responses Re: Unregister Windows Service pg_ctl error
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> > You need administrative privileges to unregister a service.
> Can't run
> > it as user postgres.
>
> I did the same under "Administrator" but then I get an access
> violation error like:
>
> Unhandled exception at 0x77c478c0 in pg_ctl.exe: 0xC0000005:
> Access violation reading location 0x00000000.
>
> What am I dong wrong?

That's the bug I sent in a patch for just now,that Peter has applied.

The workaround until the next release is out is to specify the data
directory when you do unregister. E.g.
pg_ctl -D ../data unregister

You shouldn't need that, but due to the bug you get a crash if you
don't...

//Magnus

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