Vorpal, 07.10.2010 02:53:
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> PostgreSQL was installed as part of other software.
> The data folder is a subfolder of D:\Program Files\
> Specifically:
> "D:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\bin\pg_ctl.exe" runservice -w -N
> "pgsql-8.3" -D "D:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\data\"
>
> For various reasons I would like the data directory to be:
> G:\PostgreSQL\8.3\data\"
>
> I created this directory, and changed the line in the service startup,
> however the service threw an error on startup.
>
> What is the correct procedure for re-positioning the data directory.
>
Did you make sure the Postgres Windows user (which is starting the service) has "full access" to the new directory?
Regards
Thomas