Re: [pgsql-general] cant find postgres executable after initdb

ok, when i start a new cmd window from runas, and run the pg_ctl command from there, the process will start.
btw you also have to change the ownership and permissions on the postgresql.conf, pg_hba.conf and pg_ident.conf files.

C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\bin>runas /user:postgres2 "cmd /k"
Will open a cmd window that stays open.
It starts in the wron folder, so i change it to the Postgres bin. From there i can run the pg_ctl command and it works.
It also works when i use pg_ctl register as an admin user, specipying the -U and -P options.
BTW this is all on Windows NT 4.0

It works now, but i think the error message could be improved somewhat.

cheers,

WBL

On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 2:36 PM, Willy-Bas Loos <willybas@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

I have a pgsql 8.3.3 cluster running on windows.
I want to install another cluster, so i use initdb.
Because the postgres user must own the files, i use runas to run initdb as postgres2 (the correct user here).
I've created a separate folder for the data files of this cluster. The folder is owned by the admin user, but posgres2 has full control of it (ok, maybe i should squeeze that down a little strictly speaking)
As far as i can see, that is the preferred way to create a cluster in ms windows. Is that correct?

The resulting cluster does not start with pg_ctl. The postgres executable is in the bin folder, just like pg_ctl.
The other cluster is running.

##====in the cmd window:=====
C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\bin>runas /user:mydomain\postgres2 "initdb -D \"C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\data_5433\" --no-locale"
Enter the password for mydomain\postgres2:
Attempting to start initdb -D "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\data_5433" --no-locale as user "mydomain\postgres2" ...
## remark from me: starts a new window in which it does initdb. window closes after execution :(

C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\bin>pg_ctl start -D "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\data_5433"
server starting
FATAL:  postgres: could not locate matching postgres executable

C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\bin>pg_ctl start -D "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\data_5433" -p "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\bin\postgres.exe"
server starting
C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\bin>FATAL:  postgres: could not locate matching postgres executable

C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\bin>pg_ctl start -D "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\data_5433" -o "-p \"C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\bin\""
server starting
FATAL:  ongeldige waarde voor parameter "port": "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\bin"

C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\bin>pg_ctl status -D "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\data" ## <-- the other cluster
pg_ctl: server is running (PID: 2056)
##=====================

Cheers,
WBL
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