[postgis-users] Problems with PostGIS Installation

[Benjamin Wragg]

Try the following:

$ initdb -D /usr/share/postgresql/data -U postgres

Cheers,

Benjamin

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Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Problems with PostGIS Installation


Initdb usually needs to be run as the "postgres" user on a unix system,
I'm not 
sure how this translates into the cygwin world, or if you are already
doing 
this... just something to consider.

Chris

Quoting Bernhard Moser <tartania at yahoo.com>:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> First I have to say that I have got no experience regarding Unix or 
> Postgresql.
> 
> I tried to install PostGIS on Windows XP following the guide on 
> http://www.gasai.com/gisapps/WindowsHowTo.html.
> 
> Everything works fine until I try to initialize postgresql under my 
> 'postgres' profile with:
> 
> $ initdb -D /usr/share/postgresql/data
> 
> I always got the reply:
> 
> The program 'postgres' is needed by initdb but was not found in the 
> directory '/usr/bin'. Check your installation.
> 
> I downloaded postgresql together with cygwin but the installation, 
> does NOT create a /usr/bin directory. (initdb and postgres.exe are in 
> /bin).
> 
> But initdb works without problems if I try it as administrator.
> 
> It would be great if anyone could help me with this.
> 
> Thanks a lot,
> 
> Bernhard Moser
> 
> 
> 
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