pgsql instalation

"Loyiso Tyira - BCX - Networks" <[email protected]> Mon, 8 Nov 2004 16:28:05 +0200

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.db.postgresql.cygwin
Message-ID	<49D1CFE8DA31984690065DF05D770B9E0FB0EB@exmid06.africa.enterprise.root>

> I am trying to install posgresql on cygwin on XP. I have installed
postgesql 

> and cygipc. Did the following steps

 

> 1. $ ipc-daemon&

> 2. $ mkdir /whatever/path/pgsql

> 3. $ initdb -D /whatever/path/pgsql

> 4. $ pg_ctl -D /whatever/path/pgsql -o "-i" start 

5. $ createdb testdb

> 

> But step 3 fails in the end.

> Can anyone help

 

Kind Regards,
Loyiso Tyira
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