BUG #3802: cant install

On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 12:21:38PM +0000, Craig wrote:

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 3802
Logged by: Craig
Email address: craigabsiyeh@yahoo.co.uk
PostgreSQL version: 8.2
Operating system: windows vista
Description: cant install
Details:

Have tried to install the programme via the executable intilation file has
ran installation correctly up untill the point where it reads an error "user
"postgres" could not be created: Access denied!

Even if the name is changed this error will still come up but with the new
name replacing the "postgres" section of the error message. Can you please
help me, Regards Craig.

Windows Vista support is available from 8.3 and on. For 8.2, you will have
to install without doing initdb, and do that part manually. You can also
chcek out EnterpriseDB Postgres (their community distribution, not
"advanced server") which has Vista fixes for the installer backported.

//Magnus

Magnus Hagander wrote:

On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 12:21:38PM +0000, Craig wrote:

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 3802
Logged by: Craig
Email address: craigabsiyeh@yahoo.co.uk
PostgreSQL version: 8.2
Operating system: windows vista
Description: cant install
Details:

Have tried to install the programme via the executable intilation file has
ran installation correctly up untill the point where it reads an error "user
"postgres" could not be created: Access denied!

Even if the name is changed this error will still come up but with the new
name replacing the "postgres" section of the error message. Can you please
help me, Regards Craig.

Windows Vista support is available from 8.3 and on. For 8.2, you will have
to install without doing initdb, and do that part manually. You can also
chcek out EnterpriseDB Postgres (their community distribution, not
"advanced server") which has Vista fixes for the installer backported.

Uh, why has the the 8.2.X Win32 release not been repackaged to support
Vista?

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The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 3802
Logged by: Craig
Email address: craigabsiyeh@yahoo.co.uk
PostgreSQL version: 8.2
Operating system: windows vista
Description: cant install
Details:

Have tried to install the programme via the executable intilation file has
ran installation correctly up untill the point where it reads an error "user
"postgres" could not be created: Access denied!

Even if the name is changed this error will still come up but with the new
name replacing the "postgres" section of the error message. Can you please
help me, Regards Craig.

Windows Vista support is available from 8.3 and on. For 8.2, you will have
to install without doing initdb, and do that part manually. You can also
chcek out EnterpriseDB Postgres (their community distribution, not
"advanced server") which has Vista fixes for the installer backported.

Uh, why has the the 8.2.X Win32 release not been repackaged to support
Vista?

Because the changes to the installer were extensive, and we didn't want to back-patch that that to a stable branch.

That said, I *think* the edb postgres uses the same basic code. So maybe it has had enough testing by now to risk a back-patch. Dave, what do you think?

/Magnus

------- Original Message -------
From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
To: Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>
Sent: 16/12/07, 09:09:22
Subject: Re: [BUGS] BUG #3802: cant install

Uh, why has the the 8.2.X Win32 release not been repackaged to support
Vista?

Because the changes were extensive and not appropriate for a back branch.

/D

------- Original Message -------
From: "Magnus Hagander" <magnus@hagander.net>
To: "Bruce Momjian" <bruce@momjian.us>, dpage@postgresql.org
Sent: 16/12/07, 09:18:11
Subject: Re: [BUGS] BUG #3802: cant install

That said, I *think* the edb postgres uses the same basic code. So maybe it has had enough testing by now to risk a back-patch. Dave, what do you think?

No, the EDB code is essentially what we're shipping for 8.3 - ie. Msvc based. We had the advantage of not having to support earlier versions when we started out.

/D