Andreas 'ads' Scherbaum wrote: > Hello all, > > a friend of mine ran into a problem installing PostgreSQL 8.0.9 on a > Windows XP Pro machine. Before anyone is asking: it has to be a 8.0.x > version and we even tried to install 8.2 and it did not work. > > Ok, the problem is: after installing all the files the installer wants > to init the db and fails with the following error: > > "Failed to create process for initdb: Anmeldung fehlgeschlagen: Dem > Benutzer wurde der geforderte Anmeldetyp auf diesem Computer nicht > erteilt." > > The german message means: "Login failed: a requested login > type was not given to the user on this computer." > Since the message was returned in german and the installer was > started in english, the message is generated by windows.
See the FAQ at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_windows.html#3.3 (question 3.3). //Magnus ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
