Re: file system backup of postgresql db onto another installation

On Apr 14, 2005, at 1:10 PM, Giovanni Gualdi wrote:

> "Could not start the PostgreSQL Database Server [version # inserted
> here]
> service on local computer.
> The service did not return an error. This could be an internal Windows
> error or an internal service error.
> If the problem persists, contact your system administrator."
>  
> I've no idea what could cause the problem, but looking on the net i
> found that it could be a bug of the beta releases of postgres.
> Anyway, i tried to turn of as many services as i could from my server,
> but it's still impossible to run the postgresql service.
>  

Look in the pg_log folder inside your data directory. The latest log
file might give a better clue as to why the database server won't
start.

John DeSoi, Ph.D.
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