Re: pg_ctl: could not start service "pgsql-8.2": error code 1063

Stefano T wrote:
> Hi everybody.
> Well.. i've a probelm. pg doesn't start at boot. if i copy the string
> of command and try execute:
>
> C:\Programs\PostgreSQL\8.2\bin\pg_ctl.exe runservice -N "pgsql-8.2" -D
> "C:\Programs\PostgreSQL\8.2\data\"
> the output is:
> pg_ctl: could not start service "pgsql-8.2": error code 1063

runservice can only be used fromthe service control manager, as the
error indicates.


> and if i try to execute this:
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\net.exe  start pgsql-8.2
>
> the output is:
>
> The PostgreSQL Database Server 8.2 service is starting.
> The PostgreSQL Database Server 8.2 service could not be started.
> The service did not report an error.

What do you get in the eventlog and/or the postgresql log at this time?

//Magnus