Re: initdb "file not found"

> From: Bill Colls <bcolls@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 13:47:26 -0500
>
> Check that the PATH environment variable includes c:\pgsql\bin

Under, User variables for customer

I Input (new):
%PGHOME%\data
%PGHOME%\lib

That input produced:
PGDATA            c:\pgsql\data
PGLIB             C:\pgsql\data

Editing the path statement, I added ;%PGHOME%\bin. This appears (where I put 
it) under System variables at the end of the path statement. I assume it was 
converted to C:\pgsql\bin but I can't see it.

How do I confirm it?

Thanks, Warren






> Warren Massengill wrote:
> > Trying to install a beta native Win port of Pg on
> > Win XP home edition
> >
> > Made it through steps 1 & 2 below but initdb produced a "file not found" 
> > error.
> >
> > It appears to run if I enter a literal path. C:\pgsql\bin\initdb, initdb 
> > does run and creates the data directory¡K
> >
> > But pg is not running on reboot ¡K and will not start¡K
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Warren
> > ------------------------------------------------------
> > Excerpts from the PeerDirect instructions:
> >
> > PeerDirect PostgreSQL
> >
> > If, however, you prefer a more widely tested Windows release then the beta 
> > version of the PeerDirect native Windows port of PostgreSQL 7.2.1, called 
> > UltraSQL would be better.
> > Following are step by step instructions for setting it up. These steps 
> > were successful on Windows 2000 but may also work on other versions of 
> > Windows.
> > ftp://209.61.187.152/postgres/postgres_beta4.zip
> > Installing Create a directory to install to, eg C:\pgsql.
> > 1. Extract all files to this new directory.
> >
> > 2. Move the files from the subdirectory postgres_beta4 that has been 
> > created, directly into the pgsql directory.
> > ?h Now set the required environment variables.
> > ?h The first variable name to create is PGHOME, and it points to C:\pgsql
> >
> > ?h Now repeat this process for the following variables:
> >  Variable Name: PGDATA    Variable Value: %PGHOME%\data
> >  Variable Name: PGLIB     Variable Value: %PGHOME%\lib
> >  Variable Name: PGHOST    Variable Value: localhost
> > ?h Next click on Path in the list of System Variables, then click on Edit. 
> > Add the following to the end of the Variable Value:
> > ?h   ;%PGHOME%\bin
> >
> > 3. The next step is to initialise the Data directory. To do this click on 
> > Start then Run and type:
> > initdb
> > 4. To install the service click on Start then Run and type:
> > post_svc -install
> >
> >
> >
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