Yuri Martsinovsky schrieb am 07.11.2017 um 20:30: > I put PostgreSQL binary files in Windows in a folder with Russian name, for example: > C:\Постгрес > > When I run pg_ctl.exe from the Command Prompt from this current directory I get the following error: > could not find a "pg_ctl.exe" to execute > > pg_ctl.exe file is actually there and it runs, but just prints the above error to the console. > > If I run > "C:\Постгрес\pg_ctl.exe" > I get this error: > invalid binary: "C:\????????\pg_ctl.exe" > > The same happens when running initdb.exe > Looks like the utility just cannot access its own file because of the russian characters. > > The OS is Windows 10 > I tried running "chcp 65001" in the console window to set UTF-8 encoding for the console. > > Similar errors happen if I put the binaries in English folder, but try to run initdb for a non-english data folder > > Does PostgreSQL for Windows support directories in UTF-8 or other encoding? I have encountered that as well even with plain ASCII names, but with spaces in it. Try "C:\Постгрес\"pg_ctl.exe (That is: only quote the path, not the actual executable) I think this happens if you start pg_ctl using an administrator account. pg_ctl drops the privileges then and restarts itself (or something like that) but it fails to extract the filename correctly if everything is quoted. Thomas -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin
