Manuel Tejada wrote:
I am using PostgreSQL for Cygwin on Windows ME from
April 2003
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creating directory /usr/share/postgresql/data... ok creating directory /usr/share/postgresql/data/base... ok creating directory /usr/share/postgresql/data/global... ok creating directory /usr/share/postgresql/data/pg_xlog... ok creating directory /usr/share/postgresql/data/pg_clog... ok selecting default max_connections... Signal 12 Signal 12 Signal 12 Signal 12 Signal 12 Signal 12 10 selecting default shared_buffers... Signal 12 Signal 12 Signal 12 Signal 12 Signal 12 Signal 12 Signal 12 Signal 12 Signal 12 Signal 12 Signal 12 50 creating configuration files... ok creating template1 database in /usr/share/postgresql/data/base/1... Signal 12
initdb: failed initdb: removing data directory "/usr/share/postgresql/data"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $
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After reading some answer to various post in the mailing list archive with similar problem and the /usr/share/doc/Cygwin/postgres-7.4.3.README file, I decided to follow the procedure using Cygserver instead ipc-daemon2: - Set the CYGWIN variable enviroment to "server" - Install and configure cygserver - Run cygserver - Initialize PostgreSQL
But now the cygserver failled to run because the System says the command is no found, as you can see in the ouptput I show you bellow:
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ CYGWIN=server
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ export CYGWIN
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ cygserver-config
Generating /etc/cygserver.conf file
chown: `system.544': invalid user
Check whether you have correct entries on your /etc/passwd and /etc/group files.
`system.544' means `SYSTEM:root'. The user `SYSTEM' should appear on your /etc/passwd file. The group `root' should be on your /etc/group file. You should notice that the group `root' has a GID (Group ID) of 544.
If you get the above error message, there could be something wrong with your /etc/passwd or /etc/group file.
Btw, my /etc/passwd and /etc/group files were automatically generated by cygwin.
cygserver is in /usr/sbin/. My cygwin installation didn't add /usr/sbin/ in the PATH environment variable. I don't know whether this is the default behaviou or not. However, you may want to invoke cygserver by specifying is fully qualified path name:Further configuration options are available by editing the configuration file /etc/cygserver.conf. Please read the inline information in that file carefully. The best option for the start is to just leave it alone.
Please keep in mind, that a client application which wants to use the services provided by cygserver *must* have the environment variable CYGWIN set so that it contains the word "server". So, if you don't need any other special CYGWIN setting, just set it to "server".
It is advisable to add this setting to the Windows system environment.
Basic Cygserver configuration finished. Have fun!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ cygserver & [1]118735 $bash: cygserver: command not found [1]+ Exit 127 cygserver
/us/sbin/cygserver
Else, you might want to ad /usr/sbin on your path variable although I don't know whether this would post some issues. AFAICS, there's none. However, there might be a reason why /usr/sbin/ was not included by default. I don't know since I'm not a cygwin expert but if you ask someone on the mailing list, he could probably tell you why.
I've written a tutorial on how to install PostgreSQL on cygwin. It's largely copied from the cygwin docs but I've added a few explanations. You might find it helpful. Check it out if you want:--------------------------------
My questions are:
a) In what I am failling myself?
b) Anybody knows how to fix this?
c)Supposing there is no way how to fix this. what must I do to reinstall the old PostgreSQL (7.4.1-3) that I still have the tar.gz archive in a directory created by the utility setup.exe.? I tried to reinstall the old one with the utility setup.exe but I can not see it in the windows'utility. Maybe I have to install it using ./configure, make, etc.? Is possible do this?
http://home.ripway.com/2004-3/81387/postgresql-cygwin.html
Thanks!
Best Regards,
Carlo ------ Carlo Florendo Astra Philippines Inc. www.astra.ph
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