The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 2610
Logged by: Petrutiu Radu Calin
Email address: calin (AT) softparc (DOT) eu
PostgreSQL version: 8.1
Operating system: Windows Xp Embedded
Description: Installation error
Details:

I have a Windows Xp Embedded just for Postgre and no other application runs
in the background.
System settings are:
-Processor:
Intel Celeron M 1300 MHz
-Memory:
512 Ram

I get an error when trying to install Postgre Database Server 8.1.The Error
is "Failed to run initdb: 1!
Please see the logfile in 'C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.1\tmp\initdb.log'.
Note! You must read/copy this logfile before you click OK, or it will be
automatically removed."

In the Log file "initdb.log" there are:
Begnning of log file:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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The files belonging to this database system will be owned by user
"postgresql".
This user must also own the server process.

The database cluster will be initialized with locale C.

fixing permissions on existing directory C:/Program
Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data ... ok
creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/global ... ok
creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/pg_xlog ... ok
creating directory C:/Program
Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/pg_xlog/archive_status ... ok
creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/pg_clog ... ok
creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/pg_subtrans ... ok
creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/pg_twophase ... ok
creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/pg_multixact/members
.... ok
creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/pg_multixact/offsets
.... ok
creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/base ... ok
creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/base/1 ... ok
creating directory C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/pg_tblspc ... ok
selecting default max_connections ... The system cannot find the file
specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
10
selecting default shared_buffers ... The system cannot find the file
specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
50
creating configuration files ... ok
creating template1 database in C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data/base/1
.... ok
initializing pg_authid ... The system cannot find the file specified.
child process was terminated by signal 1
initdb: removing contents of data directory "C:/Program
Files/PostgreSQL/8.1/data"
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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End Of Log File

From this log i can't tell what file is missing and i can't fix the
problem.

Please email response back on how to solve the problem or how to find out
who the missing file is..

mail: calin (AT) softparc (DOT) eu

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