[solved] error reading file postgresql.conf
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:36 pmI just went through a huge headache for two hours trying to figure out why no version of postgres would work on my fresh windows 7 32bit install. I tried everything in many different google search listings for this error before I finally stumble on a post on holdemmanager forums where it said your computer name and username must be english and can't have a space in it. So obv mine had a space in it. This needs to be more prominent in the install FAQ so people don't waste more time with this. Sorry if this is already posted somewhere, but I could not find anything about it with extensive forum searching, and I am a fairly technical user.
Quoted from Sarek on HM forums
Quoted from Sarek on HM forums
A) Is HM installed in default path?
B) If you have Win7 (or Vista), consider the following:
1) PC name must be in English and "in one word" - requires reboot after changing.
2) The same for Windows user name. If not - create new Win user with EN name and reboot PC for this user when install Postgres. And he must have admin rights. After installation you can kill this new user - his mission is completed.
3) Secondary logon service must be set to "Autostart".
4) UAC = OFF
5) Disable firewall and antivirus when installing Postgres and HM. Or uninstall them at all.
6) All installations must run "as admin" (by right-click on file). And do them as first thing after PC reboot.
7) If you want to change install path for Postgres (or to set non-default folder for database cluster) - download "standalone" installation file from Download PostgreSQL | EnterpriseDB
8) If your Windows is not in English - you have to install Postgres not in default folder in Program_Files. Create new (example: c:\postgresql) first and select it when install.
9) Install Postgres and HM separarelly, one after one. As admin. If HM (when runs for the 1st time) says "no database" - simply create it via DBControlpanel.
10) If Postgres install fails - after uninstalling don't forget to kill windows user named "postgres":
Go to Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt > Right-Click > Run As Administrator
In the window that appears please type the following and press enter:
net user postgres /delete
exactly as shown. You should get a confirmation if it was successful.
11) Run all pokerclients "as admin" too.
