Thread: New installation of 8.0 Beta1 Failed to create process for initdb: 1385
Hi, Saw the new Beta of PostgreSQL had a Windows installer, so I took a stab at it. My machine is running Windows XP on a Dell 2GHz 512MB RAM laptop. I ran the postgresql-8.0-beta1-20040809.msi installer. I went with the defaults for what to install. I told the installer to create the Service. Received confirmation dialogs that the new user id was created, it used an autogenerated password. Everything looked good right up to the very end (the progress bar was full or just about full), then got the following error: "Failed to create process for initdb: 1385" And it rolled back everything...that was nice <g>. If it was able to create the NT Service, I'd assume that meant that I had enough rights to get everything installed correctly. The "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.0-beta1" folder is still there, an empty "data" folder below that, and a "tmp" folder that has an initdb.bat, and initdb.pwd file. The PWD file has the password I assigned to the superuser: postgres Any ideas what's wrong? Are there log files anywhere for me to look at? Thanks. -Chris
[snip] > If it was able to create the NT Service, I'd assume that meant that I had > enough rights to get everything installed correctly. > That is an incorrect assumption. > The "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.0-beta1" folder is still there, an empty > "data" folder below that, and a "tmp" folder that has an initdb.bat, and > initdb.pwd file. > > The PWD file has the password I assigned to the superuser: postgres > > Any ideas what's wrong? Make sure you have administrative rights and not just a power user. > > Are there log files anywhere for me to look at? Check the event viewer in windows. Mike > > Thanks. > > -Chris > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org
Re: New installation of 8.0 Beta1 Failed to create process for initdb: 1385
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"Chris Means"
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Mike, Thanks for the response: > -----Original Message----- > From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org > [mailto:pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Mike G > Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 11:31 PM > To: Chris Means > Cc: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [NOVICE] New installation of 8.0 Beta1 Failed to > create process for initdb: 1385 > > [snip] > > Any ideas what's wrong? > Make sure you have administrative rights and not just a power user. I'm confident that I have administrative rights, but to be sure that that wasn't the issue, I logged in as the Administrator, and received exactly the same error. FYI: The "NT Service" userid "postgres" wasn't removed during the rollback, so future installs failed early until I removed the previous configured user id. > > > > Are there log files anywhere for me to look at? > Check the event viewer in windows. Nothing additional there, just the same error message. -Chris
Ok, Did the installation successfully create the user account postgres? That is the account that initdb runs under. Not sure if it automatically deletes it if the install fails. Mike On Tue, Aug 10, 2004 at 11:58:17PM -0500, Chris Means wrote: > Mike, > > Thanks for the response: > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org > > [mailto:pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Mike G > > Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 11:31 PM > > To: Chris Means > > Cc: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org > > Subject: Re: [NOVICE] New installation of 8.0 Beta1 Failed to > > create process for initdb: 1385 > > > > [snip] > > > Any ideas what's wrong? > > Make sure you have administrative rights and not just a power user. > > I'm confident that I have administrative rights, but to be sure that that > wasn't the issue, I logged in as the Administrator, and received exactly the > same error. > > FYI: The "NT Service" userid "postgres" wasn't removed during the rollback, > so future installs failed early until I removed the previous configured user > id. > > > > > > > Are there log files anywhere for me to look at? > > Check the event viewer in windows. > > Nothing additional there, just the same error message. > > -Chris
Re: New installation of 8.0 Beta1 Failed to create process for initdb: 1385
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"Chris Means"
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Like I said, the "postgres" user id is there. If that doesn't mean it was created "successfully", what would I look for to know for sure? > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike G [mailto:mike@thegodshalls.com] > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 12:07 AM > To: Chris Means > Cc: 'Mike G'; pgsql-novice@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [NOVICE] New installation of 8.0 Beta1 Failed to > create process for initdb: 1385 > > Ok, > > Did the installation successfully create the user account postgres? > > That is the account that initdb runs under. Not sure if it > automatically deletes it if the install fails. > > Mike > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2004 at 11:58:17PM -0500, Chris Means wrote: > > Mike, > > > > Thanks for the response: > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org > > > [mailto:pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Mike G > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 11:31 PM > > > To: Chris Means > > > Cc: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org > > > Subject: Re: [NOVICE] New installation of 8.0 Beta1 > Failed to create > > > process for initdb: 1385 > > > > > > [snip] > > > > Any ideas what's wrong? > > > Make sure you have administrative rights and not just a > power user. > > > > I'm confident that I have administrative rights, but to be > sure that > > that wasn't the issue, I logged in as the Administrator, > and received > > exactly the same error. > > > > FYI: The "NT Service" userid "postgres" wasn't removed during the > > rollback, so future installs failed early until I removed > the previous > > configured user id. > > > > > > > > > > Are there log files anywhere for me to look at? > > > Check the event viewer in windows. > > > > Nothing additional there, just the same error message. > > > > -Chris >
CAn you log off and log back into windows under the postgres account? On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 12:17:42AM -0500, Chris Means wrote: > Like I said, the "postgres" user id is there. > > If that doesn't mean it was created "successfully", what would I look for to > know for sure? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mike G [mailto:mike@thegodshalls.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 12:07 AM > > To: Chris Means > > Cc: 'Mike G'; pgsql-novice@postgresql.org > > Subject: Re: [NOVICE] New installation of 8.0 Beta1 Failed to > > create process for initdb: 1385 > > > > Ok, > > > > Did the installation successfully create the user account postgres? > > > > That is the account that initdb runs under. Not sure if it > > automatically deletes it if the install fails. > > > > Mike > > > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2004 at 11:58:17PM -0500, Chris Means wrote: > > > Mike, > > > > > > Thanks for the response: > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org > > > > [mailto:pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Mike G > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 11:31 PM > > > > To: Chris Means > > > > Cc: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org > > > > Subject: Re: [NOVICE] New installation of 8.0 Beta1 > > Failed to create > > > > process for initdb: 1385 > > > > > > > > [snip] > > > > > Any ideas what's wrong? > > > > Make sure you have administrative rights and not just a > > power user. > > > > > > I'm confident that I have administrative rights, but to be > > sure that > > > that wasn't the issue, I logged in as the Administrator, > > and received > > > exactly the same error. > > > > > > FYI: The "NT Service" userid "postgres" wasn't removed during the > > > rollback, so future installs failed early until I removed > > the previous > > > configured user id. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are there log files anywhere for me to look at? > > > > Check the event viewer in windows. > > > > > > Nothing additional there, just the same error message. > > > > > > -Chris > >
Re: New installation of 8.0 Beta1 Failed to create process for initdb: 1385
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"Chris Means"
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I tried, but I got an error message that indicated that that user id (postgres) has a policy that prohibits an interactive logon/session. > -----Original Message----- > From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org > [mailto:pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Mike G > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 12:16 AM > To: Chris Means > Cc: 'Mike G'; pgsql-novice@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [NOVICE] New installation of 8.0 Beta1 Failed to > create process for initdb: 1385 > > CAn you log off and log back into windows under the postgres account? > > On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 12:17:42AM -0500, Chris Means wrote: > > Like I said, the "postgres" user id is there. > > > > If that doesn't mean it was created "successfully", what > would I look > > for to know for sure? > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mike G [mailto:mike@thegodshalls.com] > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 12:07 AM > > > To: Chris Means > > > Cc: 'Mike G'; pgsql-novice@postgresql.org > > > Subject: Re: [NOVICE] New installation of 8.0 Beta1 > Failed to create > > > process for initdb: 1385 > > > > > > Ok, > > > > > > Did the installation successfully create the user account > postgres? > > > > > > That is the account that initdb runs under. Not sure if it > > > automatically deletes it if the install fails. > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2004 at 11:58:17PM -0500, Chris Means wrote: > > > > Mike, > > > > > > > > Thanks for the response: > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org > > > > > [mailto:pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Mike G > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 11:31 PM > > > > > To: Chris Means > > > > > Cc: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org > > > > > Subject: Re: [NOVICE] New installation of 8.0 Beta1 > > > Failed to create > > > > > process for initdb: 1385 > > > > > > > > > > [snip] > > > > > > Any ideas what's wrong? > > > > > Make sure you have administrative rights and not just a > > > power user. > > > > > > > > I'm confident that I have administrative rights, but to be > > > sure that > > > > that wasn't the issue, I logged in as the Administrator, > > > and received > > > > exactly the same error. > > > > > > > > FYI: The "NT Service" userid "postgres" wasn't removed > during the > > > > rollback, so future installs failed early until I removed > > > the previous > > > > configured user id. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are there log files anywhere for me to look at? > > > > > Check the event viewer in windows. > > > > > > > > Nothing additional there, just the same error message. > > > > > > > > -Chris > > > > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html >
Sounds like you will have to manually create the postgres user account before running the install again then. Mike On Wed, 2004-08-11 at 00:31, Chris Means wrote: > I tried, but I got an error message that indicated that that user id > (postgres) has a policy that prohibits an interactive logon/session. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org > > [mailto:pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Mike G > > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 12:16 AM > > To: Chris Means > > Cc: 'Mike G'; pgsql-novice@postgresql.org > > Subject: Re: [NOVICE] New installation of 8.0 Beta1 Failed to > > create process for initdb: 1385 > > > > CAn you log off and log back into windows under the postgres account? > > > > On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 12:17:42AM -0500, Chris Means wrote: > > > Like I said, the "postgres" user id is there. > > > > > > If that doesn't mean it was created "successfully", what > > would I look > > > for to know for sure? > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Mike G [mailto:mike@thegodshalls.com] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 12:07 AM > > > > To: Chris Means > > > > Cc: 'Mike G'; pgsql-novice@postgresql.org > > > > Subject: Re: [NOVICE] New installation of 8.0 Beta1 > > Failed to create > > > > process for initdb: 1385 > > > > > > > > Ok, > > > > > > > > Did the installation successfully create the user account > > postgres? > > > > > > > > That is the account that initdb runs under. Not sure if it > > > > automatically deletes it if the install fails. > > > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2004 at 11:58:17PM -0500, Chris Means wrote: > > > > > Mike, > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the response: > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org > > > > > > [mailto:pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Mike G > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 11:31 PM > > > > > > To: Chris Means > > > > > > Cc: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org > > > > > > Subject: Re: [NOVICE] New installation of 8.0 Beta1 > > > > Failed to create > > > > > > process for initdb: 1385 > > > > > > > > > > > > [snip] > > > > > > > Any ideas what's wrong? > > > > > > Make sure you have administrative rights and not just a > > > > power user. > > > > > > > > > > I'm confident that I have administrative rights, but to be > > > > sure that > > > > > that wasn't the issue, I logged in as the Administrator, > > > > and received > > > > > exactly the same error. > > > > > > > > > > FYI: The "NT Service" userid "postgres" wasn't removed > > during the > > > > > rollback, so future installs failed early until I removed > > > > the previous > > > > > configured user id. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are there log files anywhere for me to look at? > > > > > > Check the event viewer in windows. > > > > > > > > > > Nothing additional there, just the same error message. > > > > > > > > > > -Chris > > > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of > > broadcast)--------------------------- > > TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your > joining column's datatypes do not match