Re: BUG #3802: cant install - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: BUG #3802: cant install
Date
Msg-id 200712160909.lBG99Ma00738@momjian.us
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In response to Re: BUG #3802: cant install  (Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>)
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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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