Thread: Help w/ initdb hanging
Hello! I think I followed the instructions in postgresql-7.1.3.README.txt to the letter, but I just cannot get PostgreSQL to run on my Win2k-servers. I read through the relevant articles in the mailinglist-archive and searched the FAQs, but I couldn't find anything on the issue. Here's what I did: - I downloaded and installed the latest release of cygwin from www.cygwin.com (used ftp of tu.dresden.de as local mirror), including the postgres-package. - Then I downloaded the cygipc-V1.1-package, unpacked it and started the ipc-daemon as a service (running now without complaints). - I created a user postgres, granted right to start as service, to change quotas, to run as part of the os and change token on process-level. - Then I did a mkpasswd -l >/etc/passwd. - I created a directory /usr/share/postgresql/data and chown'ed it to the postgres user. - I started up the postmaster as NT service using cygrunsrv --install --path /usr/bin/postmaster --args -"-D /usr/share/postgresql/data -i" --dep ipc-daemon --termsig INT --user postgres --shutdown Still no worries, was asked for a password twice after issuing the last command and provided the NT-userpassword for the user postgres. - Logged out as Administrator and logged back in as postgres-user. - Then I called up initdb -d -D /usr/share/postgresql/data - and the cygwin shell just hangs. Taskmanager shows postgres.exe running and consuming some processor time, but the initdb just doesn't finish. Last message displayed when in debug-mode is "Running: /usr/bin/postgres -boot -x1 -C _F -D/usr/share/postgresql/data -d template1" Service manager shows ipc-daemon running, whereas postmaster is just listed as "Automatically", but refuses to start when I try to start it (postmaster couldn't be started. It didn't give any error messages.) Funny thing is, I did succeed in getting PostgreSQL to install and run on my Windows 2000 Professional box using the very same procedure - i didn't change one bit! It just plainly refuses to succeed on Windows 2000 Server. For a production-environment I need it to run on Win2k-Server though and I need to get it to run fast! I should be a happy man if anycould could help me with this quickly, please, please, please? :) The cygcheck -s comes up with a report which just doesn't give me any clues as to the differences between my Win2kP-box and the Win2k-servers, the reports are both the same(except drives and Win2k-Version). Greetings, Markus Any help, as said before, would be very much appreciated. Here goes the diagnostics-stuff: Cygnus Win95/NT Configuration Diagnostics Current System Time: Fri Nov 16 12:33:45 2001 Windows 2000 Server Ver 5.0 build 2195 Service Pack 2 Path: C:\cygwin\usr\local\bin C:\cygwin\bin C:\cygwin\bin C:\cygwin\bin d:\Perl\bin\ c:\WINNT\system32 c:\WINNT c:\WINNT\System32\Wbem . SysDir: C:\WINNT\System32 WinDir: C:\WINNT HOME = `C:\cygwin\home\Administrator' MAKE_MODE = `unix' PWD = `/home/Administrator' USER = `Administrator' Use `-r' to scan registry a: fd N/A N/A c: hd NTFS 6000Mb 46% CP CS UN PA FC System d: hd NTFS 63099Mb 5% CP CS UN PA FC Daten e: cd N/A N/A g: net NTFS 95652Mb 45% CP CS UN PA FC Storage z: net NTFS 95652Mb 45% CP CS UN PA FC Storage . /cygdrive user binmode,noumount C:/cygwin / system binmode C:/cygwin/bin /usr/bin system binmode C:/cygwin/lib /usr/lib system binmode D:\postgresql\data /usr/share/postgresql/data system binmode Found: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\cat.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\cpp.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\find.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\gcc.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\gdb.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\ld.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\ls.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\make.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\sh.exe 56k 2000/12/03 C:\cygwin\bin\cygbz21.0.dll 45k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform5.dll 34k 2001/09/30 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform6.dll 18k 2000/10/23 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm.dll 17k 2001/06/28 C:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory4.dll 21k 2001/06/28 C:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory5.dll 21k 2001/06/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl.dll 81k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygitcl30.dll 35k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygitk30.dll 45k 2001/07/04 C:\cygwin\bin\cygjbig1.dll 119k 2000/10/23 C:\cygwin\bin\cygjpeg6b.dll 26k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu5.dll 19k 2001/09/30 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu6.dll 156k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++5.dll 175k 2001/09/30 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++6.dll 226k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses5.dll 201k 2001/09/30 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses6.dll 15k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel5.dll 12k 2001/09/30 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel6.dll 163k 2001/05/06 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpng2.dll 108k 2001/06/28 C:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline4.dll 135k 2001/06/28 C:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline5.dll 390k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygtcl80.dll 5k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygtclpip80.dll 10k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygtclreg80.dll 245k 2001/06/12 C:\cygwin\bin\cygtiff3.dll 623k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygtk80.dll 41k 2001/07/04 C:\cygwin\bin\cygXpm-noX4.dll 45k 2001/07/04 C:\cygwin\bin\cygXpm-X4.dll 49k 2001/02/03 C:\cygwin\bin\cygz.dll 714k 2001/11/14 C:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll Cygwin DLL version info: DLL version: 1.3.5 DLL epoch: 19 DLL bad signal mask: 19005 DLL old termios: 5 DLL malloc env: 28 API major: 0 API minor: 47 Shared data: 3 DLL identifier: cygwin1 Mount registry: 2 Cygnus registry name: Cygnus Solutions Cygwin registry name: Cygwin Program options name: Program Options Cygwin mount registry name: mounts v2 Cygdrive flags: cygdrive flags Cygdrive prefix: cygdrive prefix Cygdrive default prefix: Build date: Tue Nov 13 23:16:25 EST 2001 CVS tag: cygwin-1-3-5-2 Shared id: cygwin1S3 Cygwin Package Information Package Version ash 20011018-1 autoconf 2.52-1 automake 1.5-1 bash 2.05a-1 binutils 20011002-1 bison 1.28-1 byacc 0.0 bzip2 1.0.1-6 clear 1.0 cpio 2.4.2 cron 3.0.1-5 crypt 1.0 ctags 5.0.1-1 cvs 1.11.0-1 cygrunsrv 0.94-2 cygwin 1.3.5-3 dejagnu 20010117-1 diff 0.0 expect 0.0 file 3.33-1 fileutils 4.1-1 findutils 0.0 flex 2.5.4-1 gawk 3.0.4-1 gcc 2.95.3-5 gdb 20010428-3 gdbm 1.8.0-3 gettext 0.10.38-2 ghostscript 6.51-1 gperf 0.0 grep 2.4.2-1 groff 1.16.1-1 gzip 1.3-1 inetutils 1.3.2-15 irc 20010101-1 jbigkit 1.2-4 jpeg 6b-3 less 358-3 libncurses5 5.2-1 libncurses6 5.2-2 libpng 1.0.11-1 login 1.4-2 lynx 2.8.4-1 m4 0.0 make 3.79.1-4 man 1.5g-2 mingw 20010917-1 mingw-runtime 1.1-1 mt 2.0.1-1 mutt 1.2.5i-5 ncftp 3.0.2-2 ncurses 5.2-7 newlib-man 20001118-1 opengl 1.1.0-5 openssh 3.0p1-1 openssl 0.9.6b-1 patch 2.5-2 perl 5.6.1-1 postgresql 7.1.3-1 python 2.1.1-2 readline 4.2-3 rsync 2.4.6-2 rxvt 2.7.2-6 sed 3.02-1 sh-utils 2.0-2 squid 2.4-STABLE20010508 ssmtp 2.38.7-3 tar 1.13.19-1 tcsh 6.10.00-3 termcap 20010825-1 terminfo 5.2-1 tetex-beta 20001218-1 texinfo 4.0-4 textutils 2.0.16-1 tiff 3.5.6beta-2 time 1.7-1 unzip 5.41-1 vim 6.0.93-1 w32api 20010520-1 wget 1.7-1 which 1.5-1 xpm-nox 4.1.0-1 zip 2.3-1 zlib 1.1.3-6 Use -h to see help about each section
I could start ipc-daemon as service daemon. Everytime I have to start it manually after rebooting my machine, just wonder whether I could manually add it to the service. My system. win2k prof. I have briefly gone through the manual and could find any useful info, so I give up. Not sure whether someone has tried it. thanks teng --- Markus Wollny <Markus.Wollny@computec.de> wrote: > Hello! > > I think I followed the instructions in > postgresql-7.1.3.README.txt to > the letter, but I just cannot get PostgreSQL to run > on my Win2k-servers. > I read through the relevant articles in the > mailinglist-archive and > searched the FAQs, but I couldn't find anything on > the issue. Here's > what I did: > > - I downloaded and installed the latest release of > cygwin from > www.cygwin.com (used ftp of tu.dresden.de as local > mirror), including > the postgres-package. > - Then I downloaded the cygipc-V1.1-package, > unpacked it and started the > ipc-daemon as a service (running now without > complaints). > - I created a user postgres, granted right to start > as service, to > change quotas, to run as part of the os and change > token on > process-level. > - Then I did a mkpasswd -l >/etc/passwd. > - I created a directory /usr/share/postgresql/data > and chown'ed it to > the postgres user. > - I started up the postmaster as NT service using > cygrunsrv --install > --path /usr/bin/postmaster --args -"-D > /usr/share/postgresql/data -i" > --dep ipc-daemon --termsig INT --user postgres > --shutdown > Still no worries, was asked for a password twice > after issuing the last > command and provided the NT-userpassword for the > user postgres. > - Logged out as Administrator and logged back in as > postgres-user. > - Then I called up initdb -d -D > /usr/share/postgresql/data - and the > cygwin shell just hangs. Taskmanager shows > postgres.exe running and > consuming some processor time, but the initdb just > doesn't finish. Last > message displayed when in debug-mode is "Running: > /usr/bin/postgres > -boot -x1 -C _F -D/usr/share/postgresql/data -d > template1" > > Service manager shows ipc-daemon running, whereas > postmaster is just > listed as "Automatically", but refuses to start when > I try to start it > (postmaster couldn't be started. It didn't give any > error messages.) > > Funny thing is, I did succeed in getting PostgreSQL > to install and run > on my Windows 2000 Professional box using the very > same procedure - i > didn't change one bit! It just plainly refuses to > succeed on Windows > 2000 Server. For a production-environment I need it > to run on > Win2k-Server though and I need to get it to run > fast! > > I should be a happy man if anycould could help me > with this quickly, > please, please, please? :) > > The cygcheck -s comes up with a report which just > doesn't give me any > clues as to the differences between my Win2kP-box > and the Win2k-servers, > the reports are both the same(except drives and > Win2k-Version). > > Greetings, > > Markus > > Any help, as said before, would be very much > appreciated. Here goes the > diagnostics-stuff: > > Cygnus Win95/NT Configuration Diagnostics > Current System Time: Fri Nov 16 12:33:45 2001 > > Windows 2000 Server Ver 5.0 build 2195 Service Pack > 2 > > Path: C:\cygwin\usr\local\bin > C:\cygwin\bin > C:\cygwin\bin > C:\cygwin\bin > d:\Perl\bin\ > c:\WINNT\system32 > c:\WINNT > c:\WINNT\System32\Wbem > . > > SysDir: C:\WINNT\System32 > WinDir: C:\WINNT > > HOME = `C:\cygwin\home\Administrator' > MAKE_MODE = `unix' > PWD = `/home/Administrator' > USER = `Administrator' > > Use `-r' to scan registry > > a: fd N/A N/A > c: hd NTFS 6000Mb 46% CP CS UN PA FC > System > d: hd NTFS 63099Mb 5% CP CS UN PA FC Daten > e: cd N/A N/A > g: net NTFS 95652Mb 45% CP CS UN PA FC > Storage > z: net NTFS 95652Mb 45% CP CS UN PA FC > Storage > > . /cygdrive user > binmode,noumount > C:/cygwin / > system binmode > C:/cygwin/bin /usr/bin > system binmode > C:/cygwin/lib /usr/lib > system binmode > D:\postgresql\data /usr/share/postgresql/data > system binmode > > Found: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe > Found: C:\cygwin\bin\cat.exe > Found: C:\cygwin\bin\cpp.exe > Found: C:\cygwin\bin\find.exe > Found: C:\cygwin\bin\gcc.exe > Found: C:\cygwin\bin\gdb.exe > Found: C:\cygwin\bin\ld.exe > Found: C:\cygwin\bin\ls.exe > Found: C:\cygwin\bin\make.exe > Found: C:\cygwin\bin\sh.exe > > 56k 2000/12/03 C:\cygwin\bin\cygbz21.0.dll > 45k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform5.dll > 34k 2001/09/30 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform6.dll > 18k 2000/10/23 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm.dll > 17k 2001/06/28 C:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory4.dll > 21k 2001/06/28 C:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory5.dll > 21k 2001/06/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl.dll > 81k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygitcl30.dll > 35k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygitk30.dll > 45k 2001/07/04 C:\cygwin\bin\cygjbig1.dll > 119k 2000/10/23 C:\cygwin\bin\cygjpeg6b.dll > 26k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu5.dll > 19k 2001/09/30 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu6.dll > 156k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++5.dll > 175k 2001/09/30 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++6.dll > 226k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses5.dll > 201k 2001/09/30 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses6.dll > 15k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel5.dll > 12k 2001/09/30 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel6.dll > 163k 2001/05/06 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpng2.dll > 108k 2001/06/28 C:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline4.dll > 135k 2001/06/28 C:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline5.dll > 390k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygtcl80.dll > 5k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygtclpip80.dll > 10k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygtclreg80.dll > 245k 2001/06/12 C:\cygwin\bin\cygtiff3.dll > 623k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygtk80.dll > 41k 2001/07/04 C:\cygwin\bin\cygXpm-noX4.dll > 45k 2001/07/04 C:\cygwin\bin\cygXpm-X4.dll > 49k 2001/02/03 C:\cygwin\bin\cygz.dll > 714k 2001/11/14 C:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll > Cygwin DLL version info: > DLL version: 1.3.5 > DLL epoch: 19 > DLL bad signal mask: 19005 > DLL old termios: 5 > DLL malloc env: 28 > API major: 0 > API minor: 47 > Shared data: 3 > DLL identifier: cygwin1 > Mount registry: 2 > Cygnus registry name: Cygnus Solutions > Cygwin registry name: Cygwin > Program options name: Program Options > Cygwin mount registry name: mounts v2 > Cygdrive flags: cygdrive flags > Cygdrive prefix: cygdrive prefix > Cygdrive default prefix: > Build date: Tue Nov 13 23:16:25 EST 2001 > CVS tag: cygwin-1-3-5-2 > Shared id: cygwin1S3 > > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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