The permissions are proper and I have all the permissions required for
that directory.
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Marlowe [mailto:scott.marlowe@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 11:23 PM
To: Kevin Grittner
Cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org; Nandakumar Tantry
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] initdb: could not create directory "C:/Program
Files" (was: Installing PostgreSQL as Admin)
On 10/31/07, Kevin Grittner <Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov> wrote:
> >>> On Tue, Oct 30, 2007 at 11:28 PM, in message
> <C5065F118AFB3D478B052FC1E9810D9C7D5E07@tec-mail.ttec.soc-soft.com>,
> "Nandakumar Tantry" <nandakumar.tantryr@toshiba-tesi.com> wrote:
>
> > I have attached my Installation problem in Image File and log file.
>
> This (from the log file) looks odd:
>
> > fixing permissions on existing directory C:/Program
Files/PostgreSQL/8.2/data ... ok
> > creating subdirectories ... initdb: could not create directory
"C:/Program Files": File exists
>
> I'm retitling the thread and bringing this to the front in hopes of
> attracting the attention of someone who might recognize it.
>
> If that doesn't attract attention here, start over on the general
list,
> emphasizing the error message you're seeing.
More than likely it's trying to create new directories in the
c:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.2 directory and the permissions are
wrong. The error message looks like it's cutting off the error at the
first / or something in the path.
I'm no windows SA but I'd say deleting that directory and trying again
might work.
