Thread: BUG #1799: Auto Creation of Strong Password fails
The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 1799 Logged by: HAUSERMANN Laurent Email address: lhauserm@naema.org PostgreSQL version: 8.0.3 Operating system: Windows 2000 Description: Auto Creation of Strong Password fails Details: I ran the Postgresql 8.0.3 msi installer on a "postgres blank" plateform. The Win32 installer asker for creating a user for me, said my password was weak and replace it... This feature is really great, but the installer are not able to connect as this user after this password generation... Answering "no" and keeping my "weak" password, permits to have a valid installation
> Bug reference: 1799 > Logged by: HAUSERMANN Laurent > Email address: lhauserm@naema.org > PostgreSQL version: 8.0.3 > Operating system: Windows 2000 > Description: Auto Creation of Strong Password fails > Details:=20 >=20 > I ran the Postgresql 8.0.3 msi installer on a "postgres=20 > blank" plateform. >=20 > The Win32 installer asker for creating a user for me, said my=20 > password was weak and replace it... > This feature is really great, but the installer are not able=20 > to connect as this user after this password generation... >=20 > Answering "no" and keeping my "weak" password, permits to=20 > have a valid installation That's interesting - it has always worked for me. What password did it generate that wouldn't work? And what exactly was the error message? //Magnus
I am sorry, I haven't kept any screenshot... The password was a "very" (15 chars) random string... And after that, installer seemed to try to connect to database with the old and "weak" password, but it fails...=20 Best Regards, Laurent Le lundi 08 ao=FBt 2005 =E0 20:55 +0200, Magnus Hagander a =E9crit :=20 > > Bug reference: 1799 > > Logged by: HAUSERMANN Laurent > > Email address: lhauserm@naema.org > > PostgreSQL version: 8.0.3 > > Operating system: Windows 2000 > > Description: Auto Creation of Strong Password fails > > Details:=20 > >=20 > > I ran the Postgresql 8.0.3 msi installer on a "postgres=20 > > blank" plateform. > >=20 > > The Win32 installer asker for creating a user for me, said my=20 > > password was weak and replace it... > > This feature is really great, but the installer are not able=20 > > to connect as this user after this password generation... > >=20 > > Answering "no" and keeping my "weak" password, permits to=20 > > have a valid installation >=20 > That's interesting - it has always worked for me. What password did it > generate that wouldn't work? And what exactly was the error message? >=20 > //Magnus --=20 Laurent Hausermann <laurent.hausermann@naema.org>
> I am sorry, I haven't kept any screenshot... > The password was a "very" (15 chars) random string... > And after that, installer seemed to try to connect to=20 > database with the old and "weak" password, but it fails...=20 That cannot possibly be it, because the generated password is only used for the service account, not for the database account. If it happens again, please write down exactly what errors you get. WIthout it there is no way to figure out what the problem really was. //Magnus