Re: Postgres service not starting on windows after install if not installed into standard locations

Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@xxxxxxxxxxx> · Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:15:42 -0800

On 11/20/24 05:26, Thomas Schweikle wrote:
Am Mo., 18.Nov..2024 um 19:43:36 schrieb Laurenz Albe:
On Mon, 2024-11-18 at 17:22 +0000, Thomas Schweikle wrote:
Had installed PostgreSQL 16.5 on Windows 10:

How exactly is the Windows service defined?
Perhaps you need to use an absolute path for the executable.

Servicename: postgresql-x64-16
Name:        postgresql-x64-16-PostgreSQL Server 16
Comment:     Provides relational database storage
Path:        "C:\PRGS\pgSQL\16\bin\pg_ctl.exe"
               runservice -N "postgresql-x64-16"
               -D "C:\DB\pgSQL\16\data" -w
Type:        Automatic
Account:     Networkservice
Password:    set
Dependencies:RPC, DCOM-Service, RPC-Endpoint

Did you change settings during the install?

Here on my Windows machine I get:

C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\bin

Errors found within system logs:
pg_ctl: could not find program 'postgres.exe'

Seems, since "C:\PRGS\pgSQL\16\bin" is in system path, it does not
search there at all:

# dir "C:\PRGS\pgSQL\16\bin"
[...]
Mi, 13.Nov.2024  13:24           123.392 pg_ctl.exe
[...]
Mi, 13.Nov.2024  13:24         8.659.968 postgres.exe

Any way to tell a service in Windows to use a path?
Any registry key to assign a path to?

# sc qc "postgresql-x64-16"
[SC] QueryServiceConfig ERFOLG

SERVICE_NAME: postgresql-x64-16
          TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
          START_TYPE         : 2   AUTO_START
          ERROR_CONTROL      : 1   NORMAL
          BINARY_PATH_NAME   : "C:\PRGS\pgSQL\16\bin\pg_ctl.exe"
runservice -N "postgresql-x64-16" -D "C:\DB\pgSQL\16\data" -w
          LOAD_ORDER_GROUP   :
          TAG                : 0
          DISPLAY_NAME       : postgresql-x64-16 - PostgreSQL Server 16
          DEPENDENCIES       : RPCSS
          SERVICE_START_NAME : NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService

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Adrian Klaver
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