On Mon, 2024-11-18 at 17:22 +0000, Thomas Schweikle wrote: > Had installed PostgreSQL 16.5 on Windows 10: > > Install directory: "C:\PRGS\pgSQL\16" > DB-Directory: "C:\DB\pgSQL\16\data" > > Environment variable "PGDATA" is set to "C:\DB\pgSQL\16\data". > > Initialized the database. Then started postgres services using: > > c:\PRGS\pgSQL\16\bin\pg_ctl.exe start > > Worked nice. Server starts, the serves as expected. But: if I try to > start the service by "net start pgSQL" I am reported that "pg_ctl.exe" > could not find "postgres.exe". > > What I've tried: > - added environment variable "PGPATH" pointing to "C:\PRGS\pgSQL\16\bin" > -> did not help. > > - added "C:\PRGS\pgSQL\16\bin" to path. -> did not help either, even > after rebooting. I've added it to system path. > > Are paths somewhere within some configuration file or registry entry? > And set to standard install locations? How exactly is the Windows service defined? Perhaps you need to use an absolute path for the executable. Yours, Laurenz Albe
