Thread: BUG #14979: PostGres does not start at reboot
The following bug has been logged on the website: Bug reference: 14979 Logged by: Darren Baber Email address: dbaber@rm.com PostgreSQL version: 9.3.5 Operating system: Windows Server (standard) 2012R2 & 2016 Description: The issue is described here: http://www.dbforums.com/showthread.php?1707155-PostgreSQL(pg_ctl)-service-failed-to-start-but-postgres-exe-running. We see a postmaster.pid created, some running PostGres.exe instances - BUT the "RMConnect PostgreSQL Database Server" service is stopped (this is our name for the key PG service running on the server). We have to kill the running PostGres.exe instances and then this service will start. We suspect that the Postmaster.pid file is NOT being removed cleanly at reboot - and thus at the next reboot the file is present and the start-up of PostGres sees this file and enters the error state. Note: We have 9.3.5 rolled out to hundreds of customer sites and this is only happening at a small handful right now. We cannot find a common cause amongst them (there are different AV solutions in place - with restrictions in place for the PostGres install folders).