Re: cygrunsrv -S postmaster giving error - Mailing list pgsql-cygwin

There is no file "postmaster.pid" i have ever found.
and how to start postmaster asservice with username and password ?
thx,
Rajesh
>
>My experience with starting postmaster as a service under Windows is that
>you MUST use a password with the login name.  Also make sure that there is
>no remnant "postmaster.pid" file in your database directory when you try to
>start postmaster as a service.
>
>George
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <raj_14_11@rec-all.com>
>To: <pgsql-cygwin@postgresql.org>
>Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 6:59 AM
>Subject: Re: [CYGWIN] cygrunsrv -S postmaster giving error
>
>
>> This is what i am doing logged in as user belonging to the local
>administrator group and using ipc-daemon2 during install, still getting the
>error.
>> ********************************************
>> rajesh@rajesh ~
>> $ cygrunsrv --install postmaster --desc "PostgreSQL Database
>Server" --path /
>> r/bin/postmaster --args "-D /usr/share/postgresql/data -i" --dep
>ipc-daemon2
>> termsig INT --user postgres --shutdown --stdout /pgsql.log --stderr
>/pgsql.er
>> Enter password of user `RAJESH\postgres':
>> Reenter, please:
>>
>> rajesh@rajesh ~
>> $ cygrunsrv -S ipc-daemon2
>>
>> rajesh@rajesh ~
>> $ cygrunsrv -S postmaster
>> cygrunsrv: Error starting a service: QueryServiceStatus:  Win32 error
>1062:
>> The service has not been started.
>>
>>
>> rajesh@rajesh ~
>> $ cygrunsrv -Q postmaster
>> Service postmaster exists
>> Type                : Own Process
>> Current State       : Stopped
>> Controls Accepted   :
>>
>> ********************************************
>>
>> >On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 06:16:48PM +0700, raj_14_11@rec-all.com wrote:
>> >> ipc-daemon2 is running....
>> >> still i am getting the error.
>> >> and if i run
>> >> ********************************
>> >> $ cygrunsrv -Q postmaster
>> >> Service postmaster exists
>> >> Type                : Own Process
>> >> Current State       : Stopped
>> >> Controls Accepted   :
>> >> ********************************
>> >
>> >Is postmaster dependent on ipc-daemon2 or ipc-daemon?
>> >
>> >> i get this.
>> >> those fix packs as mentioned in the link apply to NT,I am using windows
>2000
>> >
>> >I meant the Administrator part.  Are you starting the service when
>> >logged into an account that is part of the local Administrators group?
>> >
>> >Jason
>> >
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