Re: BUG #4882: One-click installer crashes with certain service account passwords

On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 8:38 PM, Dustin Parker<dparker(at)forwardslope(dot)com> wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      4882
> Logged by:          Dustin Parker
> Email address:      dparker(at)forwardslope(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.3.7
> Operating system:   Windows XP Professional, SP3
> Description:        One-click installer crashes with certain service account
> passwords
> Details:
>
> createuser.exe is invoked by the PostgreSQL one-click installer (maintained
> by EnterpriseDB) to create the service account.  When using passwords with
> percent signs, creatuser.exe crashes inside a formatted-printing routine.
>
> validateuser.exe suffers from this same problem.
>
> Workaround: for every literal percent sign in the desired password, the user
> must type two percent signs.

Thanks - investigating.

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Dave Page
EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com