Re: starting/stopping service from windows not working

["Dave Page" <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgadmin-support-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org 
> [mailto:pgadmin-support-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Mr. DBA
> Sent: 06 June 2006 18:02
> To: pgadmin-support(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: [pgadmin-support] starting/stopping service from 
> windows not working
> 
> 
> Hi List.
> 
> I have an SuSE Linux client and a Postgres db on a separate 
> Red Hat server. On the SuSE Linux box (my laptop) I've also 
> installed Vmware running Windoze xp.  I've installed PG Admin 
> III on the Linux client and on the winxp VM. I've also 
> entered the proper pg_ctl string in the service entry within 
> the server properties dialog.  If I bring up the Linux 
> version of PG Admin III I can now start/stop the service as 
> expected. However on the winxp side the start/stop service 
> menu items are still greyed out.
> 
> Any thoughts.. ?

You can only stop/start services running on the local machine (our only
access to remote machines is via SQL...).

Regards, Dave