Following your advice (reply below) the output to the "cygrunsrv -Q cygserver" command is:
Type : Own Process Current State: Running Controls Accepted: Accept Stop Again issuing the command "initdb -d mydb" results in the signal 12 error, starting just after "selecting default max_connections...". Many thanks for your quick reply anyway eleni ORIGINAL ERROR > I am trying to use postgresql 7.4.5 in cygwin, using windows XP > professional. I get the error shown on the end of this message. I have > read the readme file both for the setup of cygserver and > postgresql-7.4.5 > > The cygserver appears to be running automatically, as shown in the > Services option of the Administration Tools. I have issued CYGWIN= > server as suggested by a previous answer to the same problem but no > good.. Eleni REPLY Try <http://cygwin.com/problems.html>. Also, please post the output of "cygrunsrv -Q cygserver". Igor ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. ----- End forwarded message ----- ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
