The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 5979 Logged by: qintao Email address: qin...@huaweisymantec.com PostgreSQL version: 8.4.7 Operating system: windows server 2008 Description: postgres service cannot be started if database is located in NAS Details:
steps to reproduce 1. Share a directory (say \data) from a NAS 2. map the shared directory to a Windows server 2008 R2 host to be a network drive (say Z:) 3. install postgresql to the Windows Server 2008 R2 with the database as z:\db\. 4. try to start the postgresql service from service.msc It's failed with a log in the event viewer: postgres cannot access the server configuration file "C:/symbollink/postgresql.conf": No such file or directory 5. start a Command Prompt, execute the below cmd: C:/Program Files (x86)/PostgreSQL/8.4/bin/pg_ctl.exe start -N "postgresql-8.4" -D "C:/symbollink" -w the service can be started. -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs
