On Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:30:46 +0000, Yuri Martsinovsky <captainsilver@gmail.com> wrote: > If I run > "C:\????????\pg_ctl.exe" > I get this error: > invalid binary: "C:\????????\pg_ctl.exe" > > The same happens when running initdb.exe > Looks like the utility just cannot access its own file because of the > russian characters.
Try running it using 8.3 path names. Every file and folder in NTFS has 2 names - one "natural" and a secondary "short" DOS 8.3 name+ext format name. You can see short names using DIR /X in a console. The short names should be ASCII (subset) only.
E.g., on my system pg_ctl is in C:\program files\postgresql\9.6\bin. It's short name is C:\PROGRA~1\POSTGR~1\9.6\bin\pg_ctl.exe
These short names don't permit spaces or non-printing characters, so they can work in situations where the natural name may not.