Thanks Ray. But unfortunately, there is no log entry in the postgresql log (as in the data/pg_log folder). The log file is empty. I checked the log before and after the error. Thanks, John -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/Cannot-start-Postgresql-9-3-as-a-service-in-Windows-2012-Server-with-a-domain-account-tp5806847p5806999.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com.