On 24/08/2011 19:53, Mcleod, John wrote: > C:\ms4w\apps\pgsql75win>cd c:\ > > C:\>cd ms4w/apps/pgsql75win/data/ > > C:\ms4w\apps\pgsql75win\data>del postmaster.pid > > Could Not Find C:\ms4w\apps\pgsql75win\data\postmaster.pid > > LOG: database system was shut down at 2011-08-24 17:30:14 Eastern > Standard Time > LOG: checkpoint record is at 0/34CD4078 > LOG: redo record is at 0/34CD4078; undo record is at 0/0; shutdown TRUE > LOG: next transaction ID: 1198832; next OID: 1772830 > LOG: database system is ready > > > I'm not sure if the database is up or not. > I don't even see postgresql or mapserver as Windows services. >From the above I'd guess that Postgres isn't installed as a service, but is being run from a batch file. Postgres writes a small text file with its process ID in the data directory while it's running, and that's what the first line above is trying to delete - but PG removed it when it was shut down, so the DEL command isn't finding it. Ray. -- Raymond O'Donnell :: Galway :: Ireland rod@xxxxxx -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
