That error is because cygserver is not being found. Make sure you
install the new cygserver package, just released for the first time
about a week ago, start it, and make sure the CYGWIN=server is in your
path.
Mike
On Fri, 2004-06-18 at 05:51, Daryl Hall wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm trying to run Postgresql under Cygwin on an XP Box and am having
> the following problem:
>
> Copying skeleton files.
> These files are for the user to personalise
> their cygwin experience.
>
> These will never be overwritten.
>
> `./.bashrc' -> `/home/dhall//.bashrc'
> `./.bash_profile' -> `/home/dhall//.bash_profile'
> `./.inputrc' -> `/home/dhall//.inputrc'
>
> dhall@daryl-laptop ~
> $ ipc-daemon2 &
> [1] 204
>
> dhall@daryl-laptop ~
> $ mkdir /usr/local/pgsql
>
> dhall@daryl-laptop ~
> $ mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data
>
> dhall@daryl-laptop ~
> $ initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
> The files belonging to this database system will be owned by user
> "dhall".
> This user must also own the server process.
>
> The database cluster will be initialized with locale C.
>
> fixing permissions on existing directory /usr/local/pgsql/data... ok
> creating directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/base... ok
> creating directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/global... ok
> creating directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_xlog... ok
> creating directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_clog... ok
> selecting default max_connections... Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> 10
> selecting default shared_buffers... Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> Signal 12
> 50
> creating configuration files... ok
> creating template1 database in /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/1... Signal
> 12
>
> initdb: failed
>
> dhall@daryl-laptop ~
> $
>
> Any help you could give would be much appreciated - I've spent some
> time searching forums etc but can't find anyone else who has had this
> problem.
>
> cheers
> Daryl Hall
>