Thread: BUG #4175: PostgreSQL Service starts, then stops automatically

BUG #4175: PostgreSQL Service starts, then stops automatically

From
"derek hopkins"
Date:
The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:      4175
Logged by:          derek hopkins
Email address:      derek.hopkins@nisc.coop
PostgreSQL version: 8.1.2.1
Operating system:   Windows XP
Description:        PostgreSQL Service starts, then stops automatically
Details:

when trying to connect to PostgreSQL through PGAdminIII i get ...connection
fails.  When i go into the services and try to start it from there i get a
Windows message stating 'The PostgreSQL Database Server 8.1 service on Local
Computer started and then stopped.  Some services stop automatically if they
have no work to do, for example, the Performance Logs and Alerts service.'