Re: Attention of all PostgreSQL 8.1.0-2 Windows Installer - Mailing list pgsql-ports

From Magnus Hagander
Subject Re: Attention of all PostgreSQL 8.1.0-2 Windows Installer
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Msg-id 6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCE6C7D0B@algol.sollentuna.se
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In response to Attention of all PostgreSQL 8.1.0-2 Windows Installer  (Ilias Goudaropoulos <ig@freemail.gr>)
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> I agree that these errors indicate a proper install where the
> server crashes after install.  That is exactly what happens.
>
> But! That bizzare behaviour does not manifest itself when
> using the installers of previous versions of PostgreSQL.
>
> For all versions of PostgreSQL that I have successfully
> installed so far
> (8.0.4 and all others prior to that), I used the folder
> "C:\Program Files\Postgresql\" for the PostgrerSQL files and
> the folder "D:\DBASES\"
> for the database files.  I tried the default folders as well
> but it did not make any difference.
>
> When I say script I mean the batch file that comes in the PostgreSQL
> 8.1.0-2 zip file.

This script is only for upgrading from previous 8.1 releases. I beleive
it says so in the readme file.


> I did not have to follow the steps you mention because I did
> not care about the database I had running on PostgrSQL 8.0.4.
>
> I unistalled the 8.0.4 version completely and deleted all
> database files and folders. I.e. "D:\DBASES\" and "C:\Program
> Files\Postgresql\", which is actually deleted automatically
> by the unistaller.

The d:\dbases wasn't removed, right? But you did it manually, so that
rules out that part.

Did you manage to capture any of that log information?

//Magnus

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