Doug McNaught <doug(at)mcnaught(dot)org> writes:
> Dumb question, but are you sure you exported the PGDATA variable? Is
> it pointing to the directory that actually contains postgresql.conf?
>
> If you still have problems, post the exact error message that appears
> in the logs.
Duh, I didn't read the subject line and assumed it was on Unix. :)
-Doug