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* Running Windows binaries from non-English folder
@ 2017-11-07 19:30 Yuri Martsinovsky <captainsilver@gmail.com>
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From: Yuri Martsinovsky @ 2017-11-07 19:30 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pgsql-admin
Hi,
I put PostgreSQL binary files in Windows in a folder with Russian name, for
example:
C:\Постгрес
When I run pg_ctl.exe from the Command Prompt from this current directory I
get the following error:
could not find a "pg_ctl.exe" to execute
pg_ctl.exe file is actually there and it runs, but just prints the above
error to the console.
If I run
"C:\Постгрес\pg_ctl.exe"
I get this error:
invalid binary: "C:\????????\pg_ctl.exe"
The same happens when running initdb.exe
Looks like the utility just cannot access its own file because of the
russian characters.
The OS is Windows 10
I tried running "chcp 65001" in the console window to set UTF-8 encoding
for the console.
Similar errors happen if I put the binaries in English folder, but try to
run initdb for a non-english data folder
Does PostgreSQL for Windows support directories in UTF-8 or other encoding?
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* Re: Running Windows binaries from non-English folder
@ 2017-11-08 06:56 Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater@gmx.net>
parent: Yuri Martsinovsky <captainsilver@gmail.com>
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From: Thomas Kellerer @ 2017-11-08 06:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pgsql-admin
Yuri Martsinovsky schrieb am 07.11.2017 um 20:30:
> I put PostgreSQL binary files in Windows in a folder with Russian name, for example:
> C:\Постгрес
>
> When I run pg_ctl.exe from the Command Prompt from this current directory I get the following error:
> could not find a "pg_ctl.exe" to execute
>
> pg_ctl.exe file is actually there and it runs, but just prints the above error to the console.
>
> If I run
> "C:\Постгрес\pg_ctl.exe"
> I get this error:
> invalid binary: "C:\????????\pg_ctl.exe"
>
> The same happens when running initdb.exe
> Looks like the utility just cannot access its own file because of the russian characters.
>
> The OS is Windows 10
> I tried running "chcp 65001" in the console window to set UTF-8 encoding for the console.
>
> Similar errors happen if I put the binaries in English folder, but try to run initdb for a non-english data folder
>
> Does PostgreSQL for Windows support directories in UTF-8 or other encoding?
I have encountered that as well even with plain ASCII names, but with spaces in it.
Try
"C:\Постгрес\"pg_ctl.exe
(That is: only quote the path, not the actual executable)
I think this happens if you start pg_ctl using an administrator account.
pg_ctl drops the privileges then and restarts itself (or something like that) but it fails to extract the filename correctly if everything is quoted.
Thomas
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* Re: Running Windows binaries from non-English folder
@ 2017-11-08 18:09 George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net>
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From: George Neuner @ 2017-11-08 18:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pgsql-admin
On Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:30:46 +0000, Yuri Martsinovsky
<captainsilver@gmail.com> wrote:
> If I run
> "C:\????????\pg_ctl.exe"
> I get this error:
> invalid binary: "C:\????????\pg_ctl.exe"
>
> The same happens when running initdb.exe
> Looks like the utility just cannot access its own file because of the
> russian characters.
Try running it using 8.3 path names. Every file and folder in NTFS has
2 names - one "natural" and a secondary "short" DOS 8.3 name+ext format
name. You can see short names using DIR /X in a console. The short
names should be ASCII (subset) only.
E.g., on my system pg_ctl is in C:\program files\postgresql\9.6\bin.
It's short name is C:\PROGRA~1\POSTGR~1\9.6\bin\pg_ctl.exe
These short names don't permit spaces or non-printing characters, so
they can work in situations where the natural name may not.
George
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* Re: Running Windows binaries from non-English folder
@ 2017-11-08 19:02 Yuri Martsinovsky <captainsilver@gmail.com>
parent: George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net>
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From: Yuri Martsinovsky @ 2017-11-08 19:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net>; +Cc: pgsql-admin
Thank you, George!
This should work. You are right, short names are ascii only
On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 10:10 George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:30:46 +0000, Yuri Martsinovsky
> <captainsilver@gmail.com> wrote:
> > If I run
> > "C:\????????\pg_ctl.exe"
> > I get this error:
> > invalid binary: "C:\????????\pg_ctl.exe"
> >
> > The same happens when running initdb.exe
> > Looks like the utility just cannot access its own file because of the
> > russian characters.
>
> Try running it using 8.3 path names. Every file and folder in NTFS has
> 2 names - one "natural" and a secondary "short" DOS 8.3 name+ext format
> name. You can see short names using DIR /X in a console. The short
> names should be ASCII (subset) only.
>
> E.g., on my system pg_ctl is in C:\program files\postgresql\9.6\bin.
> It's short name is C:\PROGRA~1\POSTGR~1\9.6\bin\pg_ctl.exe
>
> These short names don't permit spaces or non-printing characters, so
> they can work in situations where the natural name may not.
>
> George
>
>
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