Thread: Error installing PostgreSQL core, 8.2 (password short, not complex)

<div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">I downloaded binary->v8.2.4->win->postgresql-8.2.4-1.zip and opened postgresql-8.2.msi. 
Afterthe dialog, it begins the install and consistently fails with a message box “password to short or not complex
enough”. The install log in that area shows the error below and the install is rolled back.  Any suggestions on how I
canget an install?</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; 
font-family:Arial"> </span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Don Burt</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Systems Engineer</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Cablelabs Inc.</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial"> </span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">From Posgtgresql-8.2.log</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial"> </span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Action 16:58:49: DoCreateUser. Creating user account...</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font
face="Arial"size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; 
font-family:Arial">MSI (s) (98:E0) [16:58:49:245]: Executing op:
CustomActionSchedule(Action=DoCreateUser,ActionType=1025,Source=BinaryData,Target=DoCreateUser@4,CustomActionData=1033;LAMAR;postgres;winuser4postgres)</span></font><p
class="MsoNormal"><fontface="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; 
font-family:Arial">MSI (s) (98:B8) [16:58:49:245]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL:
C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSI516B.tmp,Entrypoint: DoCreateUser@4</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"
size="2"><spanstyle="font-size:10.0pt; 
font-family:Arial">MSI (s) (98:A0) [16:58:49:245]: Generating random cookie.</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font
face="Arial"size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; 
font-family:Arial">MSI (s) (98:A0) [16:58:49:255]: Created Custom Action Server with PID 4020 (0xFB4).</span></font><p
class="MsoNormal"><fontface="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; 
font-family:Arial">MSI (s) (98:DC) [16:58:49:285]: Running as a service.</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font
face="Arial"size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; 
font-family:Arial">MSI (s) (98:DC) [16:58:49:295]: Hello, I'm your 32bit Impersonated custom action
server.</span></font><pclass="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; 
font-family:Arial">MSI (c) (B4:84) [16:58:50:295]: Note: 1: 2205 2:  3: Error </span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font
face="Arial"size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; 
font-family:Arial">MSI (c) (B4:84) [16:58:50:295]: Note: 1: 2228 2:  3: Error 4: SELECT `Message` FROM `Error` WHERE
`Error`= 2867 </span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; 
font-family:Arial">DEBUG: Error 2867:  The error dialog property is not set</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font
face="Arial"size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; 
font-family:Arial">The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a
problemwith this package. The error code is 2867. The arguments are: , , </span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font
face="Arial"size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; 
font-family:Arial">MSI (c) (B4:84) [16:58:50:305]: Font created.  Charset: Req=0, Ret=0, Font: Req=MS Shell Dlg, Ret=MS
ShellDlg</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; 
font-family:Arial"> </span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">User 'postgres' could not be created: The password is too short or not complex
enough.!</span></font><pclass="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; 
font-family:Arial">MSI (s) (98!14) [16:58:56:110]: Note: 1: 2205 2:  3: Error </span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font
face="Arial"size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; 
font-family:Arial">MSI (s) (98!14) [16:58:56:110]: Note: 1: 2228 2:  3: Error 4: SELECT `Message` FROM `Error` WHERE
`Error`= 1709 </span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; 
font-family:Arial">MSI (s) (98!14) [16:58:56:110]: Product: PostgreSQL 8.2 -- User 'postgres' could not be created: The
passwordis too short or not complex enough.!</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial"> </span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Action ended 16:58:56: InstallFinalize. Return value 3.</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font
face="Arial"size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; 
font-family:Arial"> </span></font></div>

Thats correct you have to give a complex password in combination of atleast 
1 Numeric, 1 Spl Character like @#%&* and Cap/small alphabets. it should not 
be less than 10 Character long.


- Vishal

>From: "Don Burt" <D.Burt@CableLabs.com>
>To: <pgadmin-support@postgresql.org>
>Subject: [pgadmin-support] Error installing PostgreSQL core, 8.2 (password 
>short, not complex)
>Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:57:37 -0600
>
>I downloaded binary->v8.2.4->win->postgresql-8.2.4-1.zip and opened
>postgresql-8.2.msi.  After the dialog, it begins the install and
>consistently fails with a message box "password to short or not complex
>enough".  The install log in that area shows the error below and the
>install is rolled back.  Any suggestions on how I can get an install?
>
>
>
>Don Burt
>
>Systems Engineer
>
>Cablelabs Inc.
>
>
>
>From Posgtgresql-8.2.log
>
>
>
>Action 16:58:49: DoCreateUser. Creating user account...
>
>MSI (s) (98:E0) [16:58:49:245]: Executing op:
>CustomActionSchedule(Action=DoCreateUser,ActionType=1025,Source=BinaryDa
>ta,Target=DoCreateUser@4,CustomActionData=1033;LAMAR;postgres;winuser4po
>stgres)
>
>MSI (s) (98:B8) [16:58:49:245]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL:
>C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSI516B.tmp, Entrypoint: DoCreateUser@4
>
>MSI (s) (98:A0) [16:58:49:245]: Generating random cookie.
>
>MSI (s) (98:A0) [16:58:49:255]: Created Custom Action Server with PID
>4020 (0xFB4).
>
>MSI (s) (98:DC) [16:58:49:285]: Running as a service.
>
>MSI (s) (98:DC) [16:58:49:295]: Hello, I'm your 32bit Impersonated
>custom action server.
>
>MSI (c) (B4:84) [16:58:50:295]: Note: 1: 2205 2:  3: Error
>
>MSI (c) (B4:84) [16:58:50:295]: Note: 1: 2228 2:  3: Error 4: SELECT
>`Message` FROM `Error` WHERE `Error` = 2867
>
>DEBUG: Error 2867:  The error dialog property is not set
>
>The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this
>package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code
>is 2867. The arguments are: , ,
>
>MSI (c) (B4:84) [16:58:50:305]: Font created.  Charset: Req=0, Ret=0,
>Font: Req=MS Shell Dlg, Ret=MS Shell Dlg
>
>
>
>User 'postgres' could not be created: The password is too short or not
>complex enough.!
>
>MSI (s) (98!14) [16:58:56:110]: Note: 1: 2205 2:  3: Error
>
>MSI (s) (98!14) [16:58:56:110]: Note: 1: 2228 2:  3: Error 4: SELECT
>`Message` FROM `Error` WHERE `Error` = 1709
>
>MSI (s) (98!14) [16:58:56:110]: Product: PostgreSQL 8.2 -- User
>'postgres' could not be created: The password is too short or not
>complex enough.!
>
>
>
>Action ended 16:58:56: InstallFinalize. Return value 3.
>
>
>

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