Thread: BUG #4959: unable to install/start service

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:      4959
Logged by:
Email address:      wader2@jcom.home.ne.jp
PostgreSQL version: 8.4.0
Operating system:   Windows
Description:        unable to install/start service
Details:

If service account password contains '>',
installer fails to install service.
(the password was made by 8.3.x installer...)

On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:00 AM, <wader2@jcom.home.ne.jp> wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: =A0 =A0 =A04959
> Logged by:
> Email address: =A0 =A0 =A0wader2@jcom.home.ne.jp
> PostgreSQL version: 8.4.0
> Operating system: =A0 Windows
> Description: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0unable to install/start service
> Details:
>
> If service account password contains '>',
> installer fails to install service.
> (the password was made by 8.3.x installer...)

I see no one replied to this.  Is this a real bug?

...Robert

Robert Haas wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:00 AM, <wader2@jcom.home.ne.jp> wrote:
>> The following bug has been logged online:
>>
>> Bug reference:      4959
>> Logged by:
>> Email address:      wader2@jcom.home.ne.jp
>> PostgreSQL version: 8.4.0
>> Operating system:   Windows
>> Description:        unable to install/start service
>> Details:
>>
>> If service account password contains '>',
>> installer fails to install service.
>> (the password was made by 8.3.x installer...)
>
> I see no one replied to this.  Is this a real bug?

I think no one need to use '>' in password, and
this may be windows installer problem.

Password text after '>' was used as redirection filename.
So params after password were ignored.