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diff --git a/doc/FAQ_CYGWIN b/doc/FAQ_CYGWIN index 281974c8b27..511be4d3e56 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ_CYGWIN +++ b/doc/FAQ_CYGWIN @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Installing PostgreSQL on Windows Using Cygwin FAQ ================================================= -$Date: 2004/10/15 16:18:35 $ +$Date: 2007/10/09 01:28:24 $ PostgreSQL requires the appropriate subset of Cygwin DLLs to be installed in order that it functions under Windows. @@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ adjust these instructions accordingly. 3a. Start cygserver for shared memory support. To do this, enter the command "/usr/sbin/cygserver &". This program - needs to be running anytime you start the PostgreSQL server - (postmaster) or initialize a database (initdb). + needs to be running anytime you start the Postgres server + or initialize a database (initdb). 3b. Use the initdb command to create a new database cluster. An example command would be: @@ -42,18 +42,18 @@ adjust these instructions accordingly. directory, will prompt for a superuser password and will set the default database encoding to LATIN1. - 3c. Start up the postmaster. Use a command similar to the + 3c. Start up the Postgres server. Use a command similar to the following: - postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data + postgres -D /usr/local/pgsql/data - This will start the postmaster, and if successful you will + This will start the server, and if successful you will see some initial log entries, and an entry "LOG: database system is ready". 4. You are now running a PostgreSQL server on your Windows machine. -5. It is possible to install cygserver and the postmaster as +5. It is possible to install cygserver and the Postgres server as Windows NT services. For information on how to do this, please refer to the README document included with Cygwin PostgreSQL. It is installed in the /usr/share/doc/Cygwin directory. |