Re: BUG #3980: Can not Install PostgreSQL - error at the end of installation

On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 3:39 PM, Miroslav Nachev <miro@space-comm.com> wrote:
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>  To get up and running though, you should be able to install with
> initdb disabled and then run it manually from the commandline.
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>  How to do the above?

When you install, un-check the initdb option on the initdb page of the
wizard. Then, initialise the cluster after installation by running a
command like:

initdb -D ../data

from the PostgreSQL command prompt window (there's a shortcut on the
start menu). See
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/app-initdb.html for
more info on the initdb options.

Once that's done you should register PostgreSQL as a service - see the
'register' mode of pg_ctl:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/app-pg-ctl.html

Those steps are roughly what the installer normally does for you.

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Dave Page
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