Re: Install issue on Windows and directory permission - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Magnus Hagander
Subject Re: Install issue on Windows and directory permission
Date
Msg-id 6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCE6C7B94@algol.sollentuna.se
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In response to Install issue on Windows and directory permission  ("Gevik babakhani" <gevik@xs4all.nl>)
Responses Re: Install issue on Windows and directory permission  ("Gevik babakhani" <gevik@xs4all.nl>)
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> 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.

Um, so what actually is the problem?

//Magnus


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