What version of postgres did you install? If it is 7.4.2 or later then you must install the cygserver package and start that. ipc-daemon2 is not being used anymore.
Mike On Wed, 2004-06-16 at 08:00, Harry wrote: > Hi all, > I install cygwin in my windows2000 so as to install postgresql. When I > use the postgresql installed together with cygwin, I came into this problem: > First, I run > ipc-daemon2 & > Second, when I try to initialize the database by running the following > command, > initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data > I got some problem, here are the output > .....(the above step is OK) > creating configuration files... ok > creating template1 database in /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/1... Signal 12 > initdb: failed > I download the source code of postgresql (7.4.2) and compile it under the > cygwin and run the above again. The same problem happens. Here are the > output after running initdb. > ........( The above is OK) > creating configuration files... ok > creating template1 database in /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/1... FATAL: > semctl(35 > , 16, SETVAL, 536) failed: Invalid argument > initdb: failed > > What shall I do with this problem? > > Thanks > Harry > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly