Thread: BUG #8002: installation (pg_ctl blocked)

The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference:      8002
Logged by:          carannante
Email address:      Martine.Carannante@bull.net
PostgreSQL version: 8.4.0
Operating system:   windows 2012
Description:        =


The installation on windows 2012 randomly failed. The pg_ctl process blocked
and after a timeout, the installation displays an error message (postgres
has insufficient privil=C3=A8ges to start/stop the service). The user postg=
res is
created by the installation of postgresql!!

On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 6:09 AM,  <Martine.Carannante@bull.net> wrote:
> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference:      8002
> Logged by:          carannante
> Email address:      Martine.Carannante@bull.net
> PostgreSQL version: 8.4.0
> Operating system:   windows 2012
> Description:
>
> The installation on windows 2012 randomly failed. The pg_ctl process bloc=
ked
> and after a timeout, the installation displays an error message (postgres
> has insufficient privil=C3=A8ges to start/stop the service). The user pos=
tgres is
> created by the installation of postgresql!!

PostgreSQL 8.4.x is not supported on Windows 2012 (and 8.4.0 shouldn't
be used anywhere any more). You need to use 9.2.

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