Re: PG 9.1 on windows setup problem

On 04/20/2016 01:57 AM, Moreno Andreo wrote:
> Hello,
> I have a strange problem.
> I'm installing PostgreSQL 9.1 on Windows XP Home SP3 (don't ask!!! :-))

Where did you get the binary/installer?

> and facing the following problem (pasted from log)
>
> ---------------------
> [...]
> Starting the database server...
> Executing cscript //NoLogo "C:\PGSql\installer\server\startserver.vbs"
> postgresql-9.1
> Script exit code: 1
>
> Script output:
> Starting postgresql-9.1
> Failed to start the database server (14)
>
> Script stderr:
> Program ended with an error exit code
> [...]
> ------------------
>
> All seems to be OK, initdb seems OK, if I run
> pg_ctl -D <data dir> start
> the server starts and populates its log (in \pg_log) with no strange things
> Antivirus software is disabled
> Firewall is disabled
>
> We have a customized (unattended and parameter-driven) PostgreSQL setup
> inside out application setup. To exclude even this, I tried to install
> PG using setup with its own GUI, but no luck.
>
> I'd like to know the meaning of that (14) error code, just to dig
> further in the problem.
> Also, is there an installation error codes reference somewhere?

Have you looked in startserver.vbs?

>
> Thanks
> Moreno.-
>
>
>

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