On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 3:39 PM, Miroslav Nachev <miro@space-comm.com> wrote:
To get up and running though, you should be able to install with
initdb disabled and then run it manually from the commandline.
How to do the above?
When you install, un-check the initdb option on the initdb page of the
wizard. Then, initialise the cluster after installation by running a
command like:
initdb -D ../data
from the PostgreSQL command prompt window (there's a shortcut on the
start menu). See
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/app-initdb.html for
more info on the initdb options.
Once that's done you should register PostgreSQL as a service - see the
'register' mode of pg_ctl:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/app-pg-ctl.html
Those steps are roughly what the installer normally does for you.