PostgreSQL wont start!

[kraada]

Yes, the data folder needs to be owned by the postgres service user - this is considered a security feature.

[bigTR]

I used to have issues to get postgres up and running but it got solved when I shifted from f-secure to AVG free by Riders semi recom. Now the problem has re-established itself and only thing which i can think off is that i updated my avg free lately. I can not connect to the database and get the following messages. I even temporarely disabled avg free without any change.

Could this be a security issue again?
What to do the get things solved?

[kraada]

Click Start, type services and click on it when it appears. Attempt to start the PostgreSQL service in the list - will it start?

[bigTR]

Click Start, type services and click on it when it appears. Attempt to start the PostgreSQL service in the list - will it start?

Sorry that i have not have time to come back on this. Yesterday i started to work on it but... here how it went.

First of all, I have hp laptop dual prosessor and 4 gigabytes of memory. Originally Vista but switched to Win 7 (32 bits, missclicked )

I had problems from the start pt3 quest as i am not a IT orientated person. One of the problem was due to laptop motherboard which tend to overheat and after long investigation was replaced. Other one was the f-secure which i swithced to avg free. Third was and maybe still is the my sql 8.3 installation, i am not sure it went right. Some point it tryed to change it to 8.4 but most probably that was never in use. All these things together created at least 40% processor usage every time when pt3(import+hud) was up. First thing which was solved was avg free, it did not lower the CPU usage but i got sgl up an running on permanent basis. When the motherboard was swicthed fan level went down overall but PT3 still heated it up. I was very recluntant to do any modifications as it did work on daily basis.

When i made my previous post i tryed earlier to start postgres from services, it fired up and shutted down. I made my post and tryied one more option i.e. started it from pgadmin and i got 8.3 up and connected. Tracker found my 2/3 databases(test ones) but my main was did not start or was not located. This time I realised i must have accidentally cleaned it out as I did to my office local language files as well. I did not panic as i had two monts old backup to restore and i tested i could create the new db.

Yesterday i tryed to restore it. Prosess was smooth as far as I can say but after the complition and pt3 restart it did not recognize the db format or something to that nature. It ended crashing PT and I got a recommendation to submit a ticket and log file from yesterday. Is the right thing to do at this point?

I have to say that with my current setup PT3 is taking too much power out of it but I do think it should work smoothy if all the specs are right. I would really would like to have pro help to get this settle all together before thinking about next evolution of tracking program.

Best Regards,

Tomi

[kraada]

Yes please do submit logs and a ticket that will help us considerably in figuring out exactly what is going wrong for you and getting everything working for you properly.