Re: PGSQL 8-beta For WinXP Home Edition Instructions

I think you would find it very helpful to use the official (and extensive) on-line documentation provided with PostgreSQL (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/index.html) Most of the challenges you're facing and the questions you have are addressed in the documentation. You might find the FAQ site particularly useful (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html) as well.

For example, to start and stop PostgreSQL manually use pg_ctl (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/static/app-pg-ctl.html) You seem to indicate that you used pg_ctl, but also refer to trying to start the postmaster as a service. If you start postmaster with pg_ctl, the postmaster is running and you don't need to start it as a service.

If you're interested in how to start it as a service for future reference, I would strongly suggest reading the installation guide prepared by Jason Tishler (see http://www.tishler.net/jason/software/postgresql/?M=A for the guide applicable to your situation).

To access postgreSQL once it has been started you can use "psql" (no "g") in a console (DOS) window as an interactive terminal. You must be in a DOS window to start it (see http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/static/app-psql.html for starting instructions and command line options).

Or you can use the graphical administration program PgAdmin III (see http://www.pgadmin.org/pgadmin3/index.php)

For a complete list of PostgreSQL documentation see http://www.postgresql.org/docs/.

HTH,
George
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From: operationsengineer1(at)yahoo(dot)com
To: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 12:51 AM
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] PGSQL 8-beta For WinXP Home Edition Instructions

Andreas,

You've been very helpful. Carlo inadvertently typed "pg-ctl" instead of "pg_ctl". The latter worked flawlessly once you explained the structure of cygdrive so that I could get to the correct file. I don't think his cygdrive folder callout was right since he left out "/cygwin/var" in the callout.

Carlo also seems to think that postmaster is in /usr/bin (empty) when it is really in /bin. I will ask him if he set up his tutorial so that I should move the file to /usr/bin or if I should adjust the code to reflect just /bin.

When I type in

Owner$ cygrunsrv --start postmaster

I get Win32 error: 1069: The service did not start due to logon failure (using Owner)

When I type in

postgre$ cygrunsrv --start postmaster

I get Win32 error 5: Access is denied.

Does anyone have any ideas?

TIA...

PS - I don't really want to run PGSQL as a service, but that is how Carlo's tutorial is set up and I don't know enough to modify it. My first step is just to get something running. If you can let me know how to set it up so that it isn't a service and let me know how to start and stop the appropriate programs, I'd be happy to learn something new.

PSS - I installed PGSQL on WinXP just fine, too, but I had no clue how to run it since it didn't start when I tried to start it the WinXP way. In addition, the Wrox book I'm using is out of date and all the examples will be based on a Cygwin installation (out of date, no less!) so it will make my life a little easier when I follow the book. Hopefully it will help when I get set to move the db to a Linux platform.

PSSS - Thanks for the note on running just on a LAN. I think a "-i" will enable LAN access and there is also a .conf file I can update so that it willl accept certain IPs that I specify. However, this is strictly for development purposes right now and I have a ways to go before I will actually set this thing up so other machines will need to access it.
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