Thread: BUG #3960: initdb.log

BUG #3960: initdb.log

From
"Anto"
Date:
The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:      3960
Logged by:          Anto
Email address:      tharcius_2002@yahoo.co.in
PostgreSQL version: 8.2.5
Operating system:   Windows Vista
Description:        initdb.log
Details:

initdb.log is failed to run while installation.

Please provide the resolution asap.

Thanks.

Re: BUG #3960: initdb.log

From
Magnus Hagander
Date:
Anto wrote:
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      3960
> Logged by:          Anto
> Email address:      tharcius_2002@yahoo.co.in
> PostgreSQL version: 8.2.5
> Operating system:   Windows Vista
> Description:        initdb.log
> Details:
>
> initdb.log is failed to run while installation.
>
> Please provide the resolution asap.

The 8.2 installer does not work properly on Windows Vista. Use 8.3.0 for
a version that's supported on Vista, or install without initdb and run
that step manually later, if you need 8.2. And if you do need 8.2, you
really should be using 8.2.6, not 8.2.5.

//Magnus