Re: ntfs for windows port rc5-2 - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Magnus Hagander
Subject Re: ntfs for windows port rc5-2
Date
Msg-id 6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCE476628@algol.sollentuna.se
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In response to ntfs for windows port rc5-2  ("J. Greenlees" <jaqui@telus.net>)
List pgsql-general
> > chose no at that point, and it installs, then errors and completely
> > un-installs.
> > leaving a dir struct under program files with a single file:
> > pgperm.log
> > under the directory with the msi files in it there is a
> full install
> > log, which the list has twice refused to accept as being to large.
>
> Ok. There is indeed a bug here. Seems this codepath is not
> exercised a lot - most people follow the advice not to store
> their data on FAT ;-) And the other tests just exercised the
> case when you didn't do a service install at all.
>
> The pgperm.bat file incorrectly tries to do cacls on the DATA
> directory even if it's installed on FAT. It correctly skips
> the bin, lib, share etc paths, but not DATA.
>
> Dave has committed a fix for this and it will be in the release.

Actually, we just uploaded RC5-3 to the pgFoundry site with this fix in
it if you need it faster.

//Magnus

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