Re: Install issues

From: Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Install issues
Date: 2011-03-22 20:56:45
Message-ID: imb2ed$b97$1@dough.gmane.org
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Alex, 22.03.2011 17:33:
> Using Windows 7 64 bit. Tried to install 8.4 and 9.0and it fails right near the end when it tries to create or read the conf file. If I transfer my postgres 8.4 file over the upgrade takes but the postgres service doesn't exist so no communication occurs.
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> Is there anyway to just install the postgres service? Or another solution?
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If you have the binaries and can start the server using pg_ctl, then you can always register the service using pg_ctl:

pg_ctl register -N PostgreSQL -U windows_user -P secret_windows_password -D c:/Data/Postgres

More details are in the manual:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/app-pg-ctl.html

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