I'd check if there is already "postmaster.pid" in C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\15\data, left over from a previous abend.
On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 2:40 PM Brad White <b55wh...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm trying to start a v15 service on a Windows 2012 R2 server where it > hasn't been used for a while. > The service is set to run as pgUser. > ... > If I sub 'start' for 'runservice' and try to start it from CLI, I get > C:\Users\administrator>"C:\Program > Files\PostgreSQL\15\bin\pg_ctl.exe" start > -N "postgresql-x64-15" -D "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\15\data" -w > waiting for server to start....2023-09-22 12:48:05.438 CDT [4796] > FATAL: could > not create lock file "postmaster.pid": Permission denied > -- Nick Ivanov Solution Architect www.enterprisedb.com
