Re: PostgreSql Startup Error - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Ian Lea
Subject Re: PostgreSql Startup Error
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Msg-id CAEY5pxXCQ9GLcQvZqu7rY7dpTXMWqeYk0UDP5345cZxAKyhB+w@mail.gmail.com
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In response to PostgreSql Startup Error  (Brian Mutinda <mutinda.brian@gmail.com>)
List pgsql-admin
> I am unable to start my PostgreSQL Server.
>
> When I try to start the service I am getting the error below;
>
> System Error 5 has occurred
>
> Access Denied
>
> Where could I be going wrong because it has happened to me more than one
> time and what I do is to reinstall PSQL a fresh.
>
> I need a long lasting solution so that I do not need to reinstall every now
> and then.
>
> I am running on windows 7

Any particular version of postgres?  Have you looked at the replies to
similar queries that show up when you google "postgres System Error 5
has occurred"?  About 134,000 results and I bet some of them have the
answer.  Probably the first.

--
Ian.

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