Thread: BUG #4668: Windows installer package
The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 4668 Logged by: Prachi Email address: prachiar2@gmail.com PostgreSQL version: 8.0 Operating system: Windows XP Description: Windows installer package Details: I had installed Postgres 8.0 on Windows XP but due to some promblem I uninstalled it. Now I am trying to install it again using the same setup i.e. postgresql-8.0.msi but it is giving error as invalid username specified: logon failure: unknown username or bad password. Please help me to solve this bug as it is urgent for me to work on postgres.
Prachi, the current Version of PostgreSQL is 8.3.x; you should use that. To solve the problem with "> invalid username specified: logon failure: unknown username or bad password.", change the password of the postgres-user in windows to something you know and specify that password. You can do this via control panel, administration, computer, users and grou= ps. Best wishes, Harald On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 19:07, Prachi <prachiar2@gmail.com> wrote: > > The following bug has been logged online: > > Bug reference: 4668 > Logged by: Prachi > Email address: prachiar2@gmail.com > PostgreSQL version: 8.0 > Operating system: Windows XP > Description: Windows installer package > Details: > > I had installed Postgres 8.0 on Windows XP but due to some promblem I > uninstalled it. > > Now I am trying to install it again using the same setup i.e. > postgresql-8.0.msi but it is giving error as > > invalid username specified: logon failure: unknown username or bad > password. > > Please help me to solve this bug as it is urgent for me to work on postgr= es. > > -- > Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs > --=20 GHUM Harald Massa persuadere et programmare Harald Armin Massa Spielberger Stra=DFe 49 70435 Stuttgart 0173/9409607 no fx, no carrier pigeon - EuroPython 2009 will take place in Birmingham - Stay tuned!
Harald Armin Massa wrote: > Prachi, > > the current Version of PostgreSQL is 8.3.x; you should use that. > > To solve the problem with "> invalid username specified: logon > failure: unknown username or bad password.", change the password of > the postgres-user in windows to something you know and specify that > password. > > You can do this via control panel, administration, computer, users and groups. > note, in some Home versions of Windows, you might not be able to get to the Users and Groups computer management tool. as an alternative, you can use the command line... NET USER postgres somenewpassword then give this password to the postgres installer. this is used as the 'service' password that the postgres service processes run as. its not used for logging onto postgres as a database user or anything else.