> Are you talking about "make install", "initdb", or somethingi else?
Not just the windows setup MSI. Without permissions to everyone it won't
install
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Grittner [mailto:Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov]
> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 12:28 AM
> To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org; gevik@xs4all.nl
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Install issue on Windows and directorypermission
>
>
> In any event, is it really something you want to give "Everyone"
> the right to directly modify?
>
> -Kevin
>
>
> >>> "Gevik babakhani" <gevik@xs4all.nl> >>>
>
> Here I found an installation issue:
>
> - I was installing pg 8.1 on a Windows 2000 box.
>
> - I chose a different folder than default (D:\PGSERVER did not exist
> yet)
>
> - When installing, the setup complained about not being able to write
> into
> the directory
>
> - I check the directory permissions and saw that the "Everyone" group
> does
> not have "Modify" permissions
>
> - After setting the "Modify" permission, the setup continued and
> finished
> okay.
