sri bhav wrote: > I currently have PostgreSQL 9.5 installed on a Windows 10 machine. I have enabled SSL and configured key & crt files with pass phrase. > I know that I have to enter the PEM pass phrase everytime I try to restart. > Since I installed Postgres as Windows service, running pg_ctl does not start my service. > I see postgresql exe instances running in Task manager but my windows service never gets updated to Running. > Per our security requirements, we cannot remove the PEM pass phrase, so how do I control the PostgreSQL > service – start & restart with the pass phrase and without user interaction. Change the security requirements. What good is a password on a key if you have to store it on the machine anyway to allow automatic start of the PostgreSQL server? Yours, Laurenz Albe -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin