> I see from the Postgres archives that one can simply take a > copy of the installed PostgreSQL directory folder and move it > in place of the PostsgreSQL folder on a working system. I > took another computer (Computer B) and ran the same > installation script and tested to verify I could connect with > psql. Window's Task Manager showed > 6 postgres processes: postmaster.exe, pg_ctl.exe, and 4 > postgres.exe. (Not sure what the 4 postgres.exe are for.) That's normal. It's one logger, one bgwriter and two stats processes. > I don't know what caused Computer A to power down. It is in a > lab and someone may have inadvertently cut the power. Would > that corrupt the database to the point where I can't connect > to it or its startup mechanism be disrupted? I don't know > what role those 4 postgres.exe processes fill - are they part > of standard postgres startup? Secondly, I don't know why > sliding in the archived PostgreSQL folder on Computer B did not work. It normally sholdn't. You'll need to look into your logs to see wha thave happened. Both the files in pg_log and in the system eventlog. //Magnus
