Re: ERROR: CREATE DATABASE: could not initialize databas

Are you running the service as the same user as when you run from a shell?
- Stuart

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jean-Marc Paulin [mailto:jmp(at)micromuse(dot)com]
>
> Hi there,
>
> Seems I am not the only one in this case...
>
> I am running PostgreSQL 7.2.1 (freshly build on a Win2K SP2
> machine) and all
> its dependants.
> - I have follow Jason's FAQ (ok, without the patches ... )
> - I have managed to initialize the template1 database.
> - I can get the samples to run against the server
> - I can create tables, insert/select data... (I've done that
> in another
> database, not template1)
>
> If I run postmaster as a daemon from a cygwin telnet session,
> createdb works
> fine.
> If I run postmaster as a service (via the cygrunsrv),
> createdb return the
> error: "could not initialize database directory".
>
> Even more confusing, if I run postmaster as a daemon, create
> a Db, then kill
> postmaster daemon, then start posmaster service, I can use the freshly
> created database.
>
> I do not belive this is a security issue because postmaster
> as a daemon
> works fine, files are owned by postmater, the /etc/passwd file is
> correct,...
> - this is not because cp and mv are not in the default path (
> if I logon to
> the PC with postgres user and open a raw Win32 cmd window, I
> can use cp and
> mv).
> - I do not have any quota or disk space Pb either...
>
> Any hints ?
>
> Jean-Marc