Hi Shane,
Thanks for the tip. I think be default XP Home has simple file sharing
enabled, and there is no way to turn it off.
The only way to access the security tab is to log in under Safe Mode.
Thanks again.
Alex.
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Hi Richard,
Some more information tonight. I logged in under safe mode and checked the
security settings for "C:\Program
Files\PostgreSQL" and the user postgres had full control. However, I could not
issue a cd "C:\Program
Files\PostgreSQL". I looked at the security for Program Files, and pos
Hi,
I gave restricted permissions to the postgres user on the C: drive. After
doing this, I could run initdb without issue.
Something doesn't sit right with me with giving access to C: drive, but it
works. If anyone has any insights on what
this problem is/was and how I can get around it with
Hi,
I apologize for being yet another noob posting about this problem. I have
spent 2 days searching the archives and the
net for a solution to no avail. Hence my post here.
The problem I am having is on install of 8.1.5 it fails at the initdb call. In
checking the log, it seems to fail when
Hi Richard,
Thanks for getting back to me.
Yes, I have a "postgres" limited account that will own the files. (This was
the one created by the installer.) In
order to ensure the this user has access/full control to "C:\Program
Files\Postgresql\8.1", I used the "cacls" command
to edit the acces
Hi Again,
I posted earlier about a problem installing 8.1.5 on Windows XP Home. THat
message was delayed, so it likely will not
show up.
THe problem is occuring on execution of initdb. I skipped the cluster creation
in the installation so that I could run
it manually, but it made no difference
