> -----Original Message-----
> From: Florian Litot [mailto:flitot(at)besancon(dot)sema(dot)slb(dot)com]
> Sent: 06 September 2002 10:07
> To: pgsql-cygwin(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: [CYGWIN] pb on installation
>
>
> when i tape this command :
> $ postmaster -D /usr/share/postgresql/data &
> i have got this error why?
>
> FATAL 1 : File /usr/share/postgresql/data/PG_VERSION is
> missing. This is
> not a valid directory
>
It sound slike you need to run initdb first.
Regards, Dave.