Can't get the postgres server started under Win2000/cygwin. Here's what happens:
$ initdb -D /Gauss/rr/data -W The files belonging to this database system will be owned by user "yates". This user must also own the server process. The database cluster will be initialized with locale C. fixing permissions on existing directory /Gauss/rr/data... ok creating directory /Gauss/rr/data/base... ok creating directory /Gauss/rr/data/global... ok creating directory /Gauss/rr/data/pg_xlog... ok creating directory /Gauss/rr/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 /Gauss/rr/data/base/1... FATAL: lock file "/Gauss/rr/data/postmaster.pid" already exists HINT: Is another postgres (PID 1672) running in data directory "/Gauss/rr/data"? initdb: failed [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ -- % Randy Yates % "Rollin' and riding and slippin' and %% Fuquay-Varina, NC % sliding, it's magic." %%% 919-577-9882 % %%%% <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> % 'Living' Thing', *A New World Record*, ELO http://home.earthlink.net/~yatescr ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match