The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 4691 Logged by: Gregory Clark Email address: gregwillcl...@hotmail.com PostgreSQL version: 8.2 Operating system: Windows Embedded Standard Description: Installation error Details:
I have a Windows Embedded Standard machine just for Postgres 8.2 and no other application runs in the background. I get an error when trying to install Postgre Database Server 8.1.The Error is "Failed to run initdb: 1! Please see the logfile in 'C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.1\tmp\initdb.log'. Note! You must read/copy this logfile before you click OK, or it will be automatically removed." In the Log file "initdb.log" there are: Begnning of log file: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- The files belonging to this database system will be owned by user "postgresql". This user must also own the server process. The database cluster will be initialized with locale C. fixing permissions on existing directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data ... ok creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/global ... ok creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/pg_xlog ... ok creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/pg_xlog/archive_status ... ok creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/pg_clog ... ok creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/pg_subtrans ... ok creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/pg_twophase ... ok creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/pg_multixact/members ... ok creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/pg_multixact/offsets ... ok creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/base ... ok creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/base/1 ... ok creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/pg_tblspc ... ok selecting default max_connections ... The system cannot find the file specified. The system cannot find the file specified. The system cannot find the file specified. The system cannot find the file specified. The system cannot find the file specified. The system cannot find the file specified. 10 selecting default shared_buffers ... The system cannot find the file specified. The system cannot find the file specified. The system cannot find the file specified. The system cannot find the file specified. The system cannot find the file specified. The system cannot find the file specified. The system cannot find the file specified. The system cannot find the file specified. The system cannot find the file specified. The system cannot find the file specified. The system cannot find the file specified. 50 creating configuration files ... ok creating template1 database in C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/base/1 ... ok initializing pg_authid ... The system cannot find the file specified. child process was terminated by signal 1 initdb: removing contents of data directory "C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- End Of Log File >From this log i can't tell what file is missing and i can't fix the problem. Please email response back on how to solve the problem or how to find out who the missing file is.. mail: gregwillcl...@hotmail.com -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs
