You should not have to run initdb after each restart, check out the following link on setting up cygwin as a service: http://www.tishler.net/jason/software/postgresql/postgresql-7.3.2.README
future questions should be posted to pgsql-cygwin Robert Treat On Thu, 2003-06-05 at 10:27, Vinay wrote: > > > Hi, > I have got a peculiar problem with my postmaster.I have installed > cyg-ipc and postmaster as services on Windows 2000. > But when I restart the system , the postmaster doesn't start.I figured > that it is because I have to do the init db everytime this happens. But > I have to empty the data directory to do initdb in which case I will > lose the created tables. > > Is there any solution for this problem, so that I need not have to run > initdb and delete the data directory every time the postmaster fails to > start. > > Thank you in advance, > help appreciated > > Vinay -- Build A Brighter Lamp :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html