Hello,

in the release notes there is a "FAT is not really supported" notice
for PostgreSQL.

I suggest following workaround:

create a cacls.exe and put it first in the search path. That cacls.exe
should just return "OK" no matter of the imput-params.


Be warned that "FAT is not really supported" has good reasons.

Harald



On Tue,  7 Sep 2004 16:21:58 +0100 (BST), PostgreSQL Bugs List
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> The following bug has been logged online:
> 
> Bug reference:      1244
> Logged by:          Fernando del Valle
> 
> Email address:      [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> 
> PostgreSQL version: 8.0 Beta
> 
> Operating system:   Windows XP
> 
> Description:        Postgres doesn't work on FAT
> 
> Details:
> 
> Postgres installs fine on W2K + FAT32, but not on Windows XP + FAT32. The
> difference seems to be in CACLS.EXE, which is used by the installer to
> change the permissions of files. When used on a file in a FAT32 filesystem,
> in Windows 2000, CACLS.EXE returns ok (even though it does not perform the
> operation, as it can't). On XP, CACLS.EXE returns an error and the installer
> aborts. We have tested it with 7.5 devel and 8.0, and fails with both of
> them.
> 
> BTW, the link to the bug reporter (this page) is not working (it should
> point to /bugform.html and not to /bugs/bugs.php).
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