[re-added pgsql-bugs] > >> Problem 1) > >> > >> During installation I chose to install the software to > >> > >> C:\PostgreSQL\8.1\ > >> > >> I have ActivePerl installed (5.8.7), and at the "Enable > procedural > >> languages" step I selected both "PL/pgsql" and "PL/perl". > >> > >> I got to the installing step, and everything was progressing > fine. > >> Just before the "Installation complete" window, I encountered a > >> couple of error messages telling me that it couldn't find > certain > >> perl related files at under C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.1\ or > >> something similar. > > > > We'll need the complete error message to help you with that. > > Is there a log file somewhere? I'd have to reinstall postgreSQL to > get the message, but I can't do that today.
Not unless you specifically enable installation logging. > >> However, when I log off windows, it doesn't appear on the log on > >> screen. > >> Furthermore, when I investigate "User Accounts" from the control > >> panel, it doesn't exist there either. I cannot therefore log > onto the > >> account, nor delete the account. If I try to create an account > with > >> the same name, it tells me that one already exists. > > > > Is this by any chance XP home? > > Anyway, try runnin "net user" and see if it shows up there. It's > > probably the GUI doing filtering. > > Yes. It is XP home. > > I found that by signing into an administrator account and going to > > Control Panel > User Accounts > > selecting "Change the way users log on or off" > > and un-checking "Use the Welcome screen", I am presented with a > classic logon prompt where I can enter the username and password of > the account created by the postgreSQL install and log on to that > account. > > I guess that the fact the account + username doesn't appear on the > welcome screen is a security feature enabled by the postgreSQL > install, or something similar. Maybe the documentaion/FAQ could be > updated to mention this behaviour? Not necessarily a security feature, but a convenience feature. Service accounts are for services and not for logging on, so it's common practice not to have them show up on the login screen. //Magnus ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
