Thread: BUG #2244: silent installation to set password never expires

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:      2244
Logged by:          KF Tai
Email address:      kweefong.ta@agenda-asia.com
PostgreSQL version: 8.0
Operating system:   windows XP
Description:        silent installation to set password never expires
Details:

Hi there:

Can someone help to provide some guideline how to
do the silent installation WITH setting the services
account password never expires.

Thanks in advance.

tai

> Bug reference:      2244
> Logged by:          KF Tai
> Email address:      kweefong.ta@agenda-asia.com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.0
> Operating system:   windows XP
> Description:        silent installation to set password never expires
> Details:=20
>=20
> Hi there:
>=20
> Can someone help to provide some guideline how to do the=20
> silent installation WITH setting the services account=20
> password never expires.

There's no such functionality. You'll need to create the account prior
to installing PostgreSQL, and set the flags then.

//Magnus

>>Can someone help to provide some guideline how to do the
>>silent installation WITH setting the services account
>>password never expires.
>
>
> There's no such functionality. You'll need to create the account prior
> to installing PostgreSQL, and set the flags then.

it could be created with a command line like...

    NET USER username password /EXPIRES:NEVER /ADD ...

..run prior to the 'silent installation'.