Thread: Initdb failing when installing Postgre on Cygwin

Hello,

I am following a guide here:

http://www.ejip.net/faq/postgresql_win_setup_faq.jsp

And when I run this command:

Initdb -W -D /usr/local/pgsql/data

It says creating directory's and stuff and then it gives this error and
quits:

Creating template1 database in /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/1/... FATAL: could
not
 create shared memory segment: Function not implemented
DETAIL: Failed system call was shmget(key=1, size=1081344, 03600).

Initdb: failed
Initdb: removing data directory "/usr/local/pgsql/data"

I am using Cygwin version 1.5.5-1. I downloaded Cygipc version 1.14 and
installed it according to that guide. I used the PostgreSQL that came with
the downloaded Cygwin. I am running XP Pro w/ SP1. Thanks.

-Ben Sytko

--- bsytko wrote:
>
> I am following a guide here:
>
> http://www.ejip.net/faq/postgresql_win_setup_faq.jsp
>
> And when I run this command:
>
> Initdb -W -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
>
> It says creating directory's and stuff and then it
> gives this error and
> quits:
>
> Creating template1 database in
> /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/1/... FATAL: could
> not
>  create shared memory segment: Function not
> implemented
> DETAIL: Failed system call was shmget(key=1,
> size=1081344, 03600).
>
> Initdb: failed
> Initdb: removing data directory
> "/usr/local/pgsql/data"
>
> I am using Cygwin version 1.5.5-1. I downloaded
> Cygipc version 1.14 and
> installed it according to that guide. I used the
> PostgreSQL that came with
> the downloaded Cygwin. I am running XP Pro w/ SP1.
> Thanks.

This doc was a good source, but is now out-of-date.
Since 7.3.3 or 7.3.4, we have to use the
cygipc package in version 2, available in the cygwin
distribution.

You should read the postgresql-<version>.README
provided with the distribution.


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