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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:36:49 +0100
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To: Teemu =?iso-8859-1?Q?Kanstr=E9n?= <teka AT mail DOT student DOT oulu DOT fi>
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Subject: Re: cygrunsrv and postgresql
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It seems so - did you check if /usr/bin/postmaster is 
present ?

Teemu Kanstrén wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
>  I have PostgreSQL installed under Cygwin and it was running fine as a
> service on my NT. Then suddenly my NT hangs for no reason I can see and
> I tried to shutdown from the task manager but even that didnt work. So
> I just rebooted the computer with power off/power on. After that the
> postmaster service no longer starts. I have removed and re-added the
> service many times with no use. It still doesn't work. I removed it
> with
> 
> $ cygrunsrv --remove postmaster
> 
> and added again with
> 
> $ cygrunsrv --install postmaster --path /usr/bin/postmaster -a "-i"
> --termsig INT --dep ipc-daemon --shutdown --user postgres
> 
> the data dir is set as environment variable.
> 
> on trying to start the service i get
> 
> $ net start postmaster
> The postmaster service is starting.
> The postmaster service could not be started.
> 
> The service did not report an error.
> 
> More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 3534.
> 
> looking at application event log int windows event viewer this is the
> error reported:
> The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( postmaster ) could not be
> found. It contains the following insertion string(s): postmaster : Win32
> Process Id = 0x17C : Cygwin Process Id = 0x17C : starting service
> `postmaster' failed: execv: 2, No such file or directory.
> 
> what's going on and why doesn't the service start? can't it find the
> "postmaster" command or something and if not then why is that?
> 
> any help is appreciated since im really lost here.. thanks

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