el dorado wrote: > Hello. > I had such an error but rather long ago. Unfortunately I don't remember all the details but you could try to do the followig: > - check if the directory 'data' has read/write rights for your OS account (account under which you try to start postgres). > - check if your OS account has the right to log on as service (Administrative Tools/Local Security Settings/User Rights Assignment) > - check in Computer Management/Local Users and Groups/Users if your OS account is NOT the member of any group of users. All good advice - if you're trying to copy a file-level backup into place you should check the permissions/ownership of the files after restoring them. Also - I seem to remember you could get this if the shared-memory settings were too high in postgresql.conf -- Richard Huxton Archonet Ltd -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general