Thread: Question about cygwin/postgres install

I found a webpage www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/text/FAQ_MSWIN that had �How to install PostgreSQL on Windows.

 

I followed the directions and got cygwin working.  I can do ls and all the unix commands.  The problem is that it says:

Once the down load is complete, open a Cygwin shell and do the following:

 

Start ipc-daemon2 for shared memory support, by entering the command �ipc-daemon2 &� Unfortunately, bash can�t find

this command.  I can�t either when I use windows explorer to search for it.  I am pretty frustrated.  The next steps tell how

to create a new database cluster using initdb and then the postmaster....  I see both of those in the bin directory.

 

Do you know where �ipc-daemon2� is supposed to come from?

 

 

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Best Regards,

 

Sherry

 

Hi,

If you are using 7.4.2 or 7.4.3 ipc-daemon2 is no longer used.
Cygserver is used in its place.  See the new readme files included with
the installation instead.  /usr/share/doc/Cygwin

Mike
On Thu, 2004-06-24 at 10:20, s.j.adair@att.net wrote:
> Hi,
>         I found a webpage www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/text/FAQ_MSWIN
>         that had How to install PostgreSQL on Windows.
>
>
>
>         I followed the directions and got cygwin working.  I can do ls
>         and all the unix commands.  The problem is that it says:
>
>         Once the down load is complete, open a Cygwin shell and do the
>         following:
>
>
>
>         Start ipc-daemon2 for shared memory support, by entering the
>         command ipc-daemon2 & Unfortunately, bash cant find
>
>         this command.  I cant either when I use windows explorer to
>         search for it.  I am pretty frustrated.  The next steps tell
>         how
>
>         to create a new database cluster using initdb and then the
>         postmaster....  I see both of those in the bin directory.
>
>
>
>         Do you know where ipc-daemon2 is supposed to come from?
>
>
>
>
>
>         Thanks for any help you can provide.
>
>         Best Regards,
>
>
>
>         Sherry
>
>
>
>