Hi again, It looks like the problem comes from the "-l" option I'm trying to set when I register the service. 1) If I register the cluster as a service in the following way: It works: the service is automatically started properly. 2) If I add the following option: and then try to start the service (via "Control Panel" -> "Administrative Tools" -> "Services"), it fails with the message: Is this not the right way to set the cluster log file? Or maybe this should be set in the cluster "postgresql.conf" configuration file instead? Thanks for helping. Best regards. -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/Starting-a-cluster-as-a-service-tp5712728p5713066.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general