Re: Problem with postgres installation - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Dave Page
Subject Re: Problem with postgres installation
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Msg-id E7F85A1B5FF8D44C8A1AF6885BC9A0E40103E191@ratbert.vale-housing.co.uk
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In response to Problem with postgres installation  ("Jim McMaster" <jim.mcmaster@gmail.com>)
List pgsql-general

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Jim McMaster
> Sent: 17 February 2006 02:32
> To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> Subject: [GENERAL] Problem with postgres installation
>
> I am trying to use the Windows installer for postgtes-8.0.3,
> for Windows XP
> SP 2.  I had installed and de-installed it previously.  The
> install fails,
> because the postgres user is defined on the system, and I do
> not know the
> password.
>
> The postgres user is not visible on the Windows User Accounts
> panel, so I
> cannot delete it that way.  How can I get rid of the user so
> I can reinstall
> postgres?

From a command prompt:

net user <username> /delete

Regards, Dave

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