Re: PostgreSQL Service on Windows does not start. ~ "is not a valid Win32 application"

From: Naoya Anzai <anzai-naoya(at)mxu(dot)nes(dot)nec(dot)co(dot)jp>
To: Rajeev rastogi <rajeev(dot)rastogi(at)huawei(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Akio Iwaasa <iwaasa(at)mxs(dot)nes(dot)nec(dot)co(dot)jp>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL Service on Windows does not start. ~ "is not a valid Win32 application"
Date: 2013-11-27 09:24:12
Message-ID: 116262CF971C844FB6E793F8809B51C6B3FB87@BPXM02GP.gisp.nec.co.jp
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Hi, Rajeev

> > I tested the latest patch. My observation is:
> > If we give relative data directory path while registering the
> > service, then service start fails.
> > But same works if the data directory is absolute path.
> >
> > Looks like an existing issue. May be we need to internally
> > convert relative data path to absolute.
>
> Since the mentioned issue is an existing issue and not because of this patch.
> So can we take that as separate defect and fix. If so, then I can
> move this patch to "ready for committer".

I think so too.
In boot by Service, CurrentDirectory seems to be "C:/Windows/system32".
So, you have to set a relative data directory path that the starting point to be "C:/Windows/system32".

>
> Thanks and Regards,
> Kumar Rajeev Rastogi
>
>

Regards,

Naoya

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Naoya Anzai
Engineering Department
NEC Soft, Ltd.
E-Mail: anzai-naoya(at)mxu(dot)nes(dot)nec(dot)co(dot)jp
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