Re: BUG #3895: Access denied

On 23/01/2008, Arjan Bolmer <Arjanbolmer(at)hotmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 3895
> Logged by: Arjan Bolmer
> Email address: Arjanbolmer(at)hotmail(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.2.6
> Operating system: Vista
> Description: Access denied
> Details:
>
> I tried installing Postgres 8.2.6, everything went fine but then all of a
> sudden i got the message "Acces Denied Cannot create user 'postgres'".
>
> Is there any way i can solve this or has this been fixed in another
> version?
> I have to use postgres for school so any way or another i have to make it
> work.

With 8.2, you will need to disable User Account Control (UAC) in Vista
before installing, and then re-enable it afterwards. Alternatively,
use 8.3RC2 (which should be 8.3.0 in a week or so) which is capable or
working around (or with, depending on how you look at it) UAC.

Regards, Dave