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Ashesh_V

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What is the content of the batch file?
Where is your PostgreSQL installed (Absoute path where PostgreSQL is installed)?

I can see typo in your commands... (You've used '|' instead of '\' at one place).

Thanks & Regards,
Ashesh Vashi
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THe Batch file:

@ECHO OFF
REM Start PostgreSQL manually
"C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\bin\pg_ctl.exe" -D "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\data" -w start -l "c:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\data\pg_log\run.log"
ECHO Wait for some time and then...
pause
"C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\bin\pg_ctl.exe" -D "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\data" -w stop -l "c:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\data\pg_log\run.log"

REM Wait to see the actual message from pg_ctl
pause

Postgres is on D: thata may be the problem with the batch. i thought that I had corrected that...

I do not see the other typo.
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I retried all of the actions again with the following results:


C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>sc query postgresql-8.4

SERVICE_NAME: postgresql-8.4
TYPE : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
STATE : 1 STOPPED
(NOT_STOPPABLE,NOT_PAUSABLE,IGNORES_SHUTDOWN)
WIN32_EXIT_CODE : 0 (0x0)
SERVICE_EXIT_CODE : 0 (0x0)
CHECKPOINT : 0x0
WAIT_HINT : 0x0

C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>sc start postgresql-8.4
[SC] StartService FAILED 5:
Access is denied.
C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>sc stop postgres-8.4
[SC] OpenService FAILED 1060:

The specified service does not exist as an installed service.

C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>cacls C:\ptest.bat /E /G MENTA
TASSASSIN\postgres:F
No mapping between account names and security IDs was done.

C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>cacls C:\ptest.bat /E /G MENTA
TASSASSIN3\postgres:F
processed file: C:\ptest.bat

C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>runas /env /user:MENTATASSASSI
N3\postgres C:\ptest.bat
Enter the password for MENTATASSASSIN3\postgres:
Attempting to start C:\ptest.bat as user "MENTATASSASSIN3\postgres" ...

C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>

A command window opened for ptest.bat and at both pauses said "access denied".

This is the newest post along with the one directly above it.

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 11 Aug 2009 06:00:26

Ashesh_V

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Hi,

Two more questions.
Please send me output of the following two questions.
* net user
* cacls "D:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\data"

Thanks & Regards,
Ashesh Vashi
EnterpriseDB INDIA - The Enterprise Postgres Company
Ashesh_V

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Looks like - something goes wrong while installation and postgres user was not given the proper permission to access it.

Run this command on your PostgreSQL data directory.
cacls "D:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\data" /T /E /G MENTATASSASSIN3\postgres:F

Hope this works.

Please convey message, if this helps.

This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 12 Aug 2009 15:13:30


Thanks & Regards,
Ashesh Vashi
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C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>net user

User accounts for \\MENTATASSASSIN3

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Administrator ASPNET DCTIIIMD
Guest HelpAssistant Mentatd
postgres SUPPORT_388945a0
The command completed successfully.


C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>cacls "D:\Program FIles\Postgr
eSQL\8.4\data"
D:\Program FIles\PostgreSQL\8.4\data MENTATASSASSIN3\Mentatd:F
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:F
MENTATASSASSIN3\postgresOI)(CI)F


C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>


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Access is denied.

C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>
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Now,
Can you try to run that batch file, that we created earlier? (as a 'postgres' user - using runas command)
Are you still getting the error "Access Denied"?

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The ptest.bat box opens, but access is denied.
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Let's init the database from the scratch and see what happens..

Can you create new batch file like this?


------------------------ start --------------------------------------------------------
@ECHO OFF
REM Initialize PostgreSQL database
"D:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\bin\initdb.exe" -D "D:\Program Files\PostgresQL\8.4\data1"

ECHO Wait for some time and then...
pause

------------------------ end --------------------------------------------------------

Now, run it as postgres user (using runas command)..

Then, modify your ptest.bat file - replace "D:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\data" to "D:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\data1"
And, run it as a postgres user.

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C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>c:\pinit.bat
The files belonging to this database system will be owned by user "Mentatd".
This user must also own the server process.

The database cluster will be initialized with locale English_United States.1252.

The default database encoding has accordingly been set to WIN1252.
The default text search configuration will be set to "english".

creating directory D:/Program Files/PostgresQL/8.4/data1 ... ok
creating subdirectories ... ok
selecting default max_connections ... 100
selecting default shared_buffers ... 32MB
creating configuration files ... ok
creating template1 database in D:/Program Files/PostgresQL/8.4/data1/base/1 ...
ok
initializing pg_authid ... ok
initializing dependencies ... ok
creating system views ... ok
loading system objects' descriptions ... ok
creating conversions ... ok
creating dictionaries ... ok
setting privileges on built-in objects ... ok
creating information schema ... ok
vacuuming database template1 ... ok
copying template1 to template0 ... ok
copying template1 to postgres ... ok

WARNING: enabling "trust" authentication for local connections
You can change this by editing pg_hba.conf or using the -A option the
next time you run initdb.

Success. You can now start the database server using:

"D:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\bin\postgres" -D "D:/Program Files/Postgres
QL/8.4/data1"
or
"D:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\bin\pg_ctl" -D "D:/Program Files/PostgresQL
/8.4/data1" -l logfile start

Wait for some time and then...
Press any key to continue . . .
Terminate batch job (Y/N)? n

Original ptest:

C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>runas /env /user:MENTATASSASSI
N3\postgres c:\ptest.bat
Enter the password for MENTATASSASSIN3\postgres:
Attempting to start c:\ptest.bat as user "MENTATASSASSIN3\postgres" ...

Modified ptest:


C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>
C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>runas /env /user:MENTATASSASSI
N3\postgres c:\ptest.bat
Enter the password for MENTATASSASSIN3\postgres:
Attempting to start c:\ptest.bat as user "MENTATASSASSIN3\postgres" ...

C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>

both ptest runs gave access denied
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little mistake made here

Please remove the new "data1" directory.
In fact, you should have run the pinit.bat as a postgres user.
i.e. runas /env /user:MENTATASSASSIN3\postgres c:\pinit.bat

And, then use ptest.bat as 'postgres' user.
i.e. runas /env /user:MENTATASSASSIN3\postgres c:\ptest.bat

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C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>runas /env /user:MENTATASSASSI
N3\postgres c:\pinit.bat
Enter the password for MENTATASSASSIN3\postgres:
Attempting to start c:\pinit.bat as user "MENTATASSASSIN3\postgres" ...

C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>runas /env /user:MENTATASSASSI
N3\postgres c:\ptest.bat
Enter the password for MENTATASSASSIN3\postgres:
Attempting to start c:\ptest.bat as user "MENTATASSASSIN3\postgres" ...

C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>

got access denied on both still...
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Is there a possibility that this is a password problem. if so, can we change it? also, why does the program say that the process belongs to mentatd?
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It seems - it is not password issue but the access control.
Because if it is password issue, it should have shout while running runas program and will not the program get started at all...

Can you please give the output of the following commands:
cacls "D:\Program Files\"
cacls "D:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\"
cacls "D:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4"

This will help us to understand - how the access control is distributed over the hierarchy..

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C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>cacls "D:\Program Files\"
D:\Program Files MENTATASSASSIN3\Mentatd:F
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:F


C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>cacls "D:\Program Files\{ostgr
eSQL\"
The system cannot find the file specified.

C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>cacls "D:\Program Files\Postgr
eSQL\"
D:\Program Files\PostgreSQL MENTATASSASSIN3\Mentatd:F
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:F


C:\Documents and Settings\Mentatd.MENTATASSASSIN3>cacls "D:\Program Files\Postgr
eSQL\8.4\"
D:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4 MENTATASSASSIN3\Mentatd:F
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:F


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I think - you should to reinstall the PostgreSQL again.

Can you please follow these steps:
* Uninstall Currently installed PostgreSQL.
NOTE:
- Delete the data directory.
rd /s /q "D:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\data"
- But, do not delete the 'postgres' user
* Create folder D:\PostgreSQL
mkdir D:\PostgreSQL
* Create folder D:\PostgreSQL\8.4
mkdir D:\PostgreSQL\8.4
* Give full permission for D:\PostgreSQL\8.4 to postgres user
cacls D:\PostgreSQL /E /T /G MENTATASSASSIN\postgres:F
* Install the PostgreSQL @ D:\PostgreSQL\8.4 (instead of D:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4)

This should resolve all the problem.

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I accidentally deleted the postgres user before the installation, but did the rest the way that was suggested. I got the error as before, but immediately ran the permissions that you had given me and mapped the postgres user, then started the service and it started. now the servie is running, but the PGAdmin III cannoot connect tothe database because it says that it cannot resolve the loca host name... We seem to be making porgress! I have to be off to a meeting for about 30 minutes, but will be back, if you are willing to look back on me.

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It happens sometimes. Windows do not able to find the ip address for the 'localhost'.
You may need to change 'localhost' to '127.0.0.1'.

It should work.

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That worked! It seems that you got me up and running...
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I had a similar problem with the clusterdb failing to be created, and thus the service failing to install.

My workaround was to:
1. Use the existing or manually create the "postgres" user and add it to the local computer Administrator group.
2. Start/Run: runas /user:postgres cmd.exe
3. Enter the password for the postgres user.
4. CD /D "to the directory with the EXE installer"
5. Run the EXE installer from the cmd.exe window as postgres.

You can also try just using RunAs... from right-clicking on the EXE if that's available.

It installed properly, and then I removed "postgres" from the Administrators group and added to the Power Users group.
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