Hi,
Please help me on this issue, postgresql is failing to start from Windows services manager.
Below is the scenario we performed.
Verified services manager that postgresql service was registered and failed to start.
We tried to start the service manually and observed the following.
a. fail to start the postgresql service.
b. found that pg_log directory is not created under data directory.
c. found that "log on as" type as "Local System account"
We then tried to start the service with the following changes.
a. we changed the "Log on as" type to "This account"
b. changed the account name to ".\<local account with admin privileges>"
c. And entered the password for this account and saved.
After that we are able to start the postgresql service successfully.
Found that the pg_log directory is created under data directory with postgres-Sep.log
Why it is failing with local system account, the local system account is part of administrators group. If we specifically provide credentials to the service as explained above, service getting started. Please help me to understand what is causing.
Best regards
Phani Kumar
hi,We are able to start the postgres from command line without any issue, if postgres is registered as windows service and tried to start it, we are facing an issue .Problem:We have registered postgres(version 9.3.4) as windows service on windows 2008 R2 and registration got succeeded.we are performing below 2 commands to register postgres as windows service<fullpath>pg_ctl.exe register -N "prostgresService" -D "fullpath_to_data_directory" -W>sc description prostgresService "prostgresService Applicatio n Server Database Service"when we try to start the service from services manager(services.msc) it is failing and popping up below message"The prostgres service on Local Computer started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they are not in use by other services or programs "postgres does not even create log and its directory pg_log in pgsql\data directory.windows event log has a messageThe description for Event ID 0 from source PostgreSQL cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.The following information was included with the event:Timed out waiting for server startupcould you please help us how to start, we are clueless since postgres is not creating log except windows event log.thanks in advancePhani Kumar
