Re: PostgreSQL Service on Windows does not start. ~ "is not a valid Win32 application"

Hi All,

I have found a case that PostgreSQL Service does not start.
When it happens, the following error appears.

 "is not a valid Win32 application"

This failure occurs when the following conditions are true.

1. There is "postgres.exe" in any directory that contains a space,
   such as "Program Files".

   e.g.)
   C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\bin\postgres.exe

2. A file using the first white space-delimited
   tokens of that directory as the file name exists,
   and there is it in the same hierarchy.

   e.g.)
   C:\Program     //file

"pg_ctl.exe" as PostgreSQL Service creates a postgres
process using an absolute path which indicates the
location of "postgres.exe",but the path is not enclosed
in quotation.

Therefore,if the above-mentioned conditions are true,
CreateProcessAsUser(a Windows Function called by pg_ctl.exe)
tries to create a process using the other file such
as "Program", so the service fails to start.

Accordingly, I think that the command path should be
enclosed in quotation.

I created a patch to fix this failure,
So could anyone confirm?

Regards,

Naoya

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Naoya Anzai
Engineering Department
NEC Soft, Ltd.
E-Mail: anzai-naoya@mxu.nes.nec.co.jp
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