I could not get the service to start on my business Windows XP laptop where I am not an administrator. I had been running it and then it would not start. I don't know if a corporate download changed something or what. I kept getting a message from AdminIII that the server was not listening. After searching through many Windows' Wizards, windows and features I found in Control Panel | Admin Tools | Services, and then right clicking on postgresql-9.0 - PostgreSQL Server 9.0, a context menu came up. (BTW postgresql shoed up as Startup Type Automatic and it was not started.) On the context menu, I selected 'Properties' and then the 'Log On' tab. It was configured as './postgres' for 'This account'. I could not change the './' prefix. I changed the selection from 'This Account' to 'Local System account'. I was then able to start the server from both the Serves app and from AdminIII. I am listed as a user in the domain. The postgres user is listed for the machine. I hope this helps others. I hope I can find this the next time I get stuck. ray keywords: postgresql, server, services, start, fail -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
