Need help using the Patch to fix bug #2558

SenTnel wrote:

Hi !

Tryed to install PostgreSQL 8.2 in a virtual dedicated win 2003 server, and
ran into the installation problem you all know with initdb.

I found this thread :
http://www.nabble.com/-Patch----Fix-for-bug---2558%2C--InitDB-failed-to-run-on-windows-2003-tf2103710.html#a8164273
, "[Patch] - Fix for bug #2558, InitDB failed to run on windows 2003 " ,
where dror bar posted a fix to the initdb problem.

My problem is that I have no clue on what to do with the patch. Im not a
programmer or an expert, just someone who knows his ways around win server
2003 enviroment. Please help me install this app.

Thanks!

The proper fix is not to apply this patch, it is to fix the underlying
problem, which is that you have incorrect permissions on the NUL device.

You say it's a dedicated windows 2003 server, but I assume it's not
freshly installed. There are known third-party packages (including from
Microsoft themselves) that break the permissions on the NUL device.
Unfortunately, I've only seen the list of known such application under
NDA, so I can't tell you what applications are on it - though you can
get that from Microsoft if you have a support agreement.

There may be a workaround using subinacl to reset the permissions -
should be in the archives. The other fix is to uninstall the affected
application, or re-install the OS to get it clean.

//Magnus