Re: BUG #1244: Postgres doesn't work on FAT

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
<pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org> wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 1244
> Logged by: Fernando del Valle
>
> Email address: delsat-sec(at)data54(dot)com
>
> 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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