Re: BUG #6652: Installer grants postgres user rights for the whole disk, not specified subfolder

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: grv87 <grv87(at)yandex(dot)ru>
Cc: Pg Bugs <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: BUG #6652: Installer grants postgres user rights for the whole disk, not specified subfolder
Date: 2012-05-20 18:05:49
Message-ID: 1337536925-sup-3426@alvh.no-ip.org
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Excerpts from grv87's message of sáb may 19 10:28:47 -0400 2012:
> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference: 6652
> Logged by: Basil Peace
> Email address: grv87(at)yandex(dot)ru
> PostgreSQL version: 9.1.3
> Operating system: Windows 7 x64
> Description:
>
> I have been installing PostgreSQL 9.1.3.2, and I've noted that 'creating
> database cluster' is too long. I have been waiting for a half of hour, and
> it hasn't finished.
> I've noted that installer calls icacls.exe with arguments:
> D:\ /grant "postgres":RX

This seems to be reported every once in a while. It looks like the
one-clunk installer is to blame. Maybe it's been fixed in some more
recent version -- Dave Page would probably know.

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Álvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.
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