Re: BUG #3180: Postmaster Services

On Wed, Mar 21, 2007 at 08:02:49AM +0000, Sudarshan V Tantry wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 3180
> Logged by: Sudarshan V Tantry
> Email address: sudarshantantry(at)gmail(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 7.3.8.2
> Operating system: windows
> Description: Postmaster Services
> Details:
>
> The Postmaster service(postgres login) installed so as to connect to the
> local mail store for a messaging client application stops automatically when
> the computer is restarted.So we have to start postmaster service manually
> for logging into the messaging client application.
> Sometimes we cant even start postmaster services for it displays error:"The
> postmaster service on local computer started and then stopped.Some services
> stop automatically if they have no work to do,for example,
> postmaster logs and Alerts servics".
>
> CYGWIN is being used for the compatibility of postmaster with windows.Please
> get me a solution as soon as possible.

You should upgrade to a much newer version, preferrably 8.2. And you should
get off the cygwin version and use the native windows version. 7.3 is very
old, and windows support was not production quality back then.

(Also, there has never been a 7.3.8.2 version. It's either 7.3.8 or
7.3.2..)

//Magnus