Re: initdb: problems with creating database storage

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rafal Kedziorski [mailto:rafcio(at)polonium(dot)de]
> Sent: 23 September 2002 00:23
> To: pgsql-cygwin(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: [CYGWIN] initdb: problems with creating database storage
>
>
> Hallo,
>
> I'm using cygwin version 2.125.2.10 with PostgreSQL 7.2.
>
> I try create database storage with:
> rafcio(at)RAFCIO ~
> $ mkdir /cygdrive/g/postgresql/data
>
> rafcio(at)RAFCIO ~
> $ chown rafcio /cygdrive/g/postgresql/data
>
> rafcio(at)RAFCIO ~
> $ initdb -D /cygdrive/g/postgresql/data
> The files belonging to this database system will be owned by
> user "rafcio".
> This user must also own the server process.
>
> Fixing permissions on existing directory
> /cygdrive/g/postgresql/data... ok
> creating directory /cygdrive/g/postgresql/data/base... ok
> creating directory /cygdrive/g/postgresql/data/global... ok
> creating directory /cygdrive/g/postgresql/data/pg_xlog... ok
> creating directory /cygdrive/g/postgresql/data/pg_clog... ok
>
> The PostgreSQL process take whole CPU and stay at following line:
>
> creating template1 database in /cygdrive/g/postgresql/data/base/1...
>
>
> I try thic procedure 3-4 timer. After 10-20 minutes I kill
> the process by
> the Windows task manager.
>
> initdb failed.

Hi,

It sounds like you have forgotten to start the Cygwin IPC Daemon
(cygipc).

Regards, Dave.