BUG #1734: Can't install in D:\

Started by Paolo Petranzanalmost 21 years ago2 messagesbugs
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#1Paolo Petranzan
paolo@e-group.it

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 1734
Logged by: Paolo Petranzan
Email address: paolo@e-group.it
PostgreSQL version: 8.0.3
Operating system: Windows 2000 Workstation SP4
Description: Can't install in D:\
Details:

I'm trying to install PostgreSQL 8.0 in D:/Programmi/PostgreSQL, but I get
this error from initdb:

creating directory D:/Programmi/PostgreSQL/8.0/data/global ... initdb: could
not create directory "D:/Programmi/PostgreSQL": File exists

of course "file exists": installer just created it!

#2Magnus Hagander
magnus@hagander.net
In reply to: Paolo Petranzan (#1)
Re: BUG #1734: Can't install in D:\

Please see the FAQ and the archives of the mailing lists. This has come
up before. It's permissions issues on your D: drive or subdirectories.

//Magnus

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-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-bugs-owner@postgresql.org
[mailto:pgsql-bugs-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Paolo Petranzan
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:35 PM
To: pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org
Subject: [BUGS] BUG #1734: Can't install in D:\

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 1734
Logged by: Paolo Petranzan
Email address: paolo@e-group.it
PostgreSQL version: 8.0.3
Operating system: Windows 2000 Workstation SP4
Description: Can't install in D:\
Details:

I'm trying to install PostgreSQL 8.0 in
D:/Programmi/PostgreSQL, but I get this error from initdb:

creating directory D:/Programmi/PostgreSQL/8.0/data/global
... initdb: could not create directory
"D:/Programmi/PostgreSQL": File exists

of course "file exists": installer just created it!

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