Last week I set up Postgres 8.3 on a WindowsXP machine. Had it up and running and imported data. Now when I try to start the server (after a machine restart) I get the message: ******************************************************************************************** pg_ctl: another server might be running; trying to start server anyway PANIC: could not open control file "global/pg_control": Permission denied This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information. server starting ******************************************************************************************** In the archives I've seen suggestions to make sure to start using the postgres account (I am), make sure postgres is configured as a service (it is), and make sure global/pg_control and the rest of the PostgreSQL directory has read/write access (it does). What else can I try to start the server? Thanks, Lee Hachadoorian PhD Student, Geography Program in Earth & Environmental Sciences CUNY Graduate Center -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
