Thread: initdb problems

I am trying to use postgres with the CYGWIN binaries for WIN/2000.  I start=
ed initdb with '--debug' and it got as far as

postgres -boot -x! -C -F -DDatabase -d template1

and then just sat there with 'postgres' consuming CPU, but not appearing to=
 do anything.

Has something similar been reported before.

All CYGWIN users, make sure that cygipc is on your machine and running
before doing anything with Postgres.

Michaele Holtman wrote:

> I am trying to use postgres with the CYGWIN binaries for WIN/2000.  I
> started initdb with '--debug' and it got as far as
>
>
>
> postgres -boot -x! -C -F -DDatabase -d template1
>
>
>
> and then just sat there with 'postgres' consuming CPU, but not
> appearing to do anything.
>
>
>
> Has something similar been reported before.
>
>
>

"Michaele Holtman" <michaele_holtman@hotmail.com> writes:
> I am trying to use postgres with the CYGWIN binaries for WIN/2000.  I start=
> ed initdb with '--debug' and it got as far as
> postgres -boot -x! -C -F -DDatabase -d template1
> and then just sat there with 'postgres' consuming CPU, but not appearing to=
>  do anything.

This is reportedly what happens if you haven't installed/started
"cygipc" first.  Please see our installation instructions for Windows.

            regards, tom lane