Thread: FATAL : could not read directory base": Invalid argument

FATAL :  could not read directory base": Invalid argument

8.2.4 on Windows. Service will not start.  Any idea

On 07/26/2012 11:27 PM, Abraham, Danny wrote:
> FATAL :  could not read directory base": Invalid argument
>
> 8.2.4 on Windows. Service will not start.  Any idea

Which version of Windows? Is it on a business network that might have
group policy?

Where is the data directory? Could you have tried to put it on a FAT32
or exFAT volume like an external hard drive or USB key?

When did this error arise? Immediately after installation? After you
changed something? Apparently at random?

--
Craig Ringer

* Abraham, Danny wrote:

> FATAL :  could not read directory base": Invalid argument
>
> 8.2.4 on Windows. Service will not start.  Any idea

The data directory path should be quoted, but yours only has the
closing quote. The parameter should look like

    -D "S:\ome\path\goes\here"

, so add the opening quote back.

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Christian