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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 07:32:45 -0400
From: Jason Tishler <jason AT tishler DOT net>
Subject: Re: postgresql + chown
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Heinrich,

On Tue, Sep 17, 2002 at 12:22:43PM +0200, Retzlaw Heinrich wrote:
> I am following the instractions at:
> <http://www.ejip.net/faq/postgresql-7.1.3.README> for a NT services
> installation. (cygwin is already installed ofcourse).

Sigh... Please use the "official" Cygwin PostgreSQL README:

    /usr/doc/Cygwin/postgresql-7.2.2.README

or 

    http://www.tishler.net/jason/software/postgresql/postgresql-7.2.2.README

> 6. Change ownership of the PostgreSQL data directory:
> # chown postgres /usr/share/postgresql/data
> 
> But nothing happens. The owner of the directory ist the Administrator.

Did you set CYGWIN=ntsec?

> Then I tried to login as postgres:
> # login postgres

login does *not* work from the command line under Cygwin -- it is meant
to be used indirectly via programs such as in.telnetd.

Jason

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