It's also odd that you see [host "???"], I would expect it to be [host "127.0.0.1"] maybe it's confused by some network configuration.
If none of that leads you anywhere try PostgreSQL 9 and maybe include the full install log file.
On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 12:36 PM, truongxuan quang <truongxuanquang@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dear listI face with some problem in installation PostgreSQL 8.3 on winXP , long time before I used PostgreSQL and PostGIS for managing shape file data. Last week I tried to install PostgreSQL 8.4, after that I removed PostgreSQL 8.3 (I only uninstalled inside windows control panel/add and then I deleted all folder inside window programs) and I reinstalled PostgreSQL 8.4, and problem was starting happen from this step, until now, I could not connect data by my user and password or start PostgreSQL8.4 service from Administrative Tools . Even I tried to uninstall and reinstall for at least 20 times, delete folder, remove user/password on Administrative Tools.Could you please help me to fix my problemSo today I tried several of time as bellow1.Add/remove PostgreSQL2.delete postgres user and pass by NET USER postgres /delete3. delete folder of postgreSQL4. Delete in side regiter of winXP in side KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PostgreSQL\Installations\But when I install it still got errors as the detail in install-postgresql.log, I added some few line of the last install-postgresql.log fileStarting the database server...Executing cscript //NoLogo "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\installer\server\startserver.vbs" postgresql-8.4Script exit code: 0
Script output:Starting postgresql-8.4Service postgresql-8.4 started successfullystartserver.vbs ran to completionScript stderr:Loading additional SQL modules...Executing cscript //NoLogo "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\installer\server\loadmodules.vbs" "postgres" "****" "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4" "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\data" 5432 "1"Script exit code: 0Script output:Installing pl/pgsql in the template1 databases...Executing 'C:\DOCUME~1\quang\LOCALS~1\Temp\radEC6B1.bat'...psql: could not connect to server: Connection refused (0x0000274D/10061)Is the server running on host "???" and acceptingTCP/IP connections on port 5432?Installing the adminpack module in the postgres database...Executing 'C:\DOCUME~1\quang\LOCALS~1\Temp\radEC6B1.bat'...psql: could not connect to server: Connection refused (0x0000274D/10061)Is the server running on host "???" and acceptingTCP/IP connections on port 5432?loadmodules.vbs ran to completion
Script stderr:[15:40:28] Write the data directory to the ini file...[15:40:28] Write the port number, service ID, locale and superuser to the ini file...[15:40:28] Write ServiceID(postgresql-8.4) to registry/ini...[15:40:28] Write Superuser to ini file and windows registry...[15:40:28] Write Service Account to ini file and windows registry...[15:40:28] Write the server description to the ini file...[15:40:28] Write the server branding to the ini file...[15:40:28] Write the 'whether stack-builder is disabled or not' to the ini file...[15:40:28] Finished running post-installation/upgrade tasks.Creating UninstallerCreating uninstaller 25%Creating uninstaller 50%Creating uninstaller 75%Creating uninstaller 100%Installation completedLog finished 05/17/11 at 15:40:38And when I started server by using pgAdim the server response as below:Server doesn't listenthe server doesn't accept connections: the connection library repotscould not connect to server: Connection refused (0x0000274D/10061)Is the server running on host "127.0.0.1" and accepting TCP/IP connections on port 5432?Thank again and very sorry for this very long questionMany thanksT.X.Quang.
