Could still be a permission problem. Whatever NT account you are using as the service account (usally called postgres) for the PostgreSQL server is the one that needs to be able to create the postmaster.pid. Make sure that account has full rights to the data folder. Hope that helps, Regina -----Original Message----- From: pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Abraham, Danny Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 9:38 AM To: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: pg_ctl start fails on Windows The error message is "could not open PID file". I can manually create the file "postmaster.pid", so the problem Does not look like a permission problem. Thanks Danny ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly ----------------------------------------- The substance of this message, including any attachments, may be confidential, legally privileged and/or exempt from disclosure pursuant to Massachusetts law. It is intended solely for the addressee. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
